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1937 Battle of Beiping-Tianjin...
1937 Battle of Beiping-Tianjin...
Item # 710730
July 29, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 29, 1937
* Battle of Beiping-Tianjin - Peiping - Beijing - Peiking
* North China Incident - Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "CHINESE ATTACK AT TIENTSIN; FOREIGNERS SEEKING SAFETY; PEIPING DEFENSES BOMBED" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition, very minor spine wear, nice condition.
AI notes: The Beiping–Tianjin Incident, also called the Battle of Beijing, occurred in July 1937 and marked one of the earliest major clashes of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Japanese forces rapidly advanced into northern China under the pretext of protecting their nationals, targeting the strategic cities of Beiping (modern Beijing) and Tianjin. Chinese defenders, commanded by General Song Zheyuan, attempted to resist but were ill-prepared against the better-equipped Japanese troops. Japanese forces quickly occupied key areas, including foreign concessions in Tianjin, consolidating their control over northern China. The incident demonstrated Japan’s strategy of swift territorial expansion and provoked intensified Chinese resistance, escalating the regional conflict into full-scale war and setting the stage for subsequent battles across China.
Category: The 20th Century
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