The Battle for Asia

[1] Edgar Snow arrived in Yanan, China on July 13, 1936, with the help of Madame Soong Ching Ling.

[2] Once in Yanan, Edgar Snow met the leader of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong.

[3] Following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Edgar Snow began reporting on the conflict, which would be the basis for his book The Battle for Asia.

[4] The Battle for Asia reports on the events and atmosphere of China during the early years of the Second Sino-Japanese war.

[6] Following Peking, Edgar provides a background on the rise of the Empire of Japan, from the Meiji Restoration to the Mukden Incident.