Historian Richard Frank recently spoke at the US Army Heritage and Education Center on China in the Second World War. It was a great lecture filled with new insights about an all but forgotten (or worse, a misremembered) theater.
For instance, how many people knew that when it was fought the Battle for Shanghai was the largest urban battle in history?
Frank is especially good at debunking the myths of Stillwell and also of Mao's Red Army. (Neither was very effective despite the journalistic propaganda on their behalf.)
You can watch the lecture here:
“China in World War II: New History; New Perspectives for Today"
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