The Shanghai Stars and stripes
Subtitle: witness to the transition to peace, 1945-1946
By: Alfred Emile Cornebise
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780786447565
Description: "This work is an account of the China edition of the U.S. Army's daily newspaper, The Stars and Stripes, which was geared toward service personnel in the China Theater of Operations at the end of World War II. It covers the Japanese repatriations, war-crime trials, and the Chinese civil war and rise of Communism"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-191) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Origins, foundations and early operations of the China (Shanghai) edition of The stars and stripes; title: The home front : the view from afar; title: The Chinese conundrum; title: Growing GI unrest : ferment, furor, and occasional favors; title: Japanese problems : repatriation and war crimes trials; title: The China scene changes; title: Two redoubtable staffers : Arthur Goodfriend and Franc Shor; title: Going home; title: The worldwide collapse of GI morale; title: The effects of soldier unrest on the soldier press; title: The Marines; title: Conduct of servicemen in Shanghai; title: The Marshall mission; title: The Shanghai stripes : later developments and "30"; title: Conclusions.