The second attempt by Japan on the city came in 1937 during theSecond Sino-Japanese Warand was one of the major battles of that war known also asBattle of Shanghai: After a period of 3 months fighting, large portions of the city fell to the Japanese, leaving the international settlement ...
Although the whole country was swept away by the winds of freedom, the biggest battles still took place in the capital. If you look carefully, you can still find bullet marks on some buildings, somewhat commemorating those few wonderful but bloody days. ...