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The third in the ‘Fury’ trilogy, following on from the bestsellers Pacific Fury and Anzac Fury.

Shanghai is a city defined by war. The city and its armed struggles were central to the relationship between China and Australia from the fall of the Manchus in 1912 to the Communist victory in 1949. Yet with the notable exception of George ‘Chinese’ Morrison, the Australian contribution has been largely neglected and no single volume covers the experiences of the many remarkable Australians caught up in the drama. Set against a backdrop of imperial splendour and abject squalor, Shanghai Fury examines one of the seminal periods of the 20th Century in a compellingly readable narrative that mixes personal memoir with combat action to complete a powerful trilogy on Australians at war.

About the Author

Born in Melbourne, Peter Thompson now lives in London, having enjoyed a successful career as a journalist in the UK. He has written biographies of Robert Maxwell and Jack Nicholson, among others. His most recent books are PACIFIC FURY (Random House, 2008), and, with Robert Macklin, THE BIG FELLA : The Rise and Rise of BHP Billiton (Random House, 2009), and ANZAC FURY (Random House, 2010). He visits Australia regularly.

ISBN: 9781864711844
ISBN-10: 1864711841
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 544
Published: 1st August 2012
Publisher: Random House Australia
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 16.1  x 4.7
Weight (kg): 0.75