An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Rana Mitter

4 books referenced

Books by Rana Mitter

China's War with Japan

Referenced in 2 episodes

366. The Architect of Modern China

September 06, 2023

Context:

Tom mentions this book when introducing Rana Mitter as a guest, describing it as one of two 'wonderful books on China's experience in the Second World War'

236. China and World War II (Part 2)

September 22, 2022

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Referenced throughout as the guest Rana Mitter's book on China during WWII. At the end, Dominic praises it as 'absolute definitive masterly' and reads the final sentences from it about honoring the suffering and resistance of both nationalists and communists during the war.

China's Good War

Referenced in 1 episode

366. The Architect of Modern China

September 06, 2023

Context:

Tom mentions this alongside 'China's War with Japan' as one of Rana Mitter's books about China in WWII

A Bitter Revolution: China's Struggle with the Modern World

Referenced in 2 episodes

366. The Architect of Modern China

September 06, 2023

Context:

Tom and Rana discuss this book that Rana wrote about 20 years ago, which looks at the May 4th movement and the legacy of liberal China

173. Chairman Mao & the Cultural Revolution

April 07, 2022

Context:

Mentioned when introducing the guest Rana Mitter as the author of this work about modern Chinese history

China's War with Japan, 1937 to 1945, The Struggle for Survival

Referenced in 1 episode

235. China and World War II (Part 1)

September 20, 2022

Context:

Tom introduces Rana Mitter and explicitly mentions this book he has written about the Sino-Japanese War, describing it as 'extraordinary, brilliant, and gruelling'