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The XXth Century, Shanghai, 1941-1945: A Guide
Tables of Contents
in Chronological Order
by Months
Volume II
January to June 1942
JANUARY/1942
The World at War........................Klaus Mehnert...........1
[differences in approach to world situation]
WAR IN THE PACIFIC
The Road to the "War of
Greater East Asia"...............K. H. Abshagen.............5
[German journalist's perspective in Tokyo]
Bombs on Hawaii (Photographs)..................................11
72 Hours Which Shook the World (with maps)...Editorial Staff...13
[first 72 hours of Japanese military strikes in Pacific]
Japan Strikes Out (Photographs)
Gibraltar of the Pacific (with maps)....Klaus Mehnert..........19
[strategic importance of Hawaii in Pacific]
Mirror, Sword, and Jewel................Hermann Bohner.........29
[perspective on essence of Japanese culture]
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The Pearl King (Photographs)...................................Werner Cohnitz.........37
Re-Orientation of the Orient...................................Kiang Kang-hu..........43
[former U.C. Berkley professor on China's flipflop relationship
with Western ideas]
Henry and Constance............................................H. Benrath.............52
[excerpt from historical novel explaining collapse of Holy Roman Empire]
Timor Mulata...................................................Maria da Costa Roque...58
[short story set in Portuguese colony of Timor written by former resident]
Book Reviews (Fight for the Pacific by Mark G. Gayn;
Our Future in Asia By Robert Aura Smith)..........................................63
Review of English Language Magazines on Asia..........................................65
Review of Japanese Magazines..........................................................67
On the Screen (The Princess with the Iron Fan [illustrated])..........................70
Documents: Rescript of H. M. the Emperor of Japan; Memorandum
of the Japanese Foreign Office; Hitler's Speech in the
German Reichstag.................................................................73
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FEBRUARY/1942
Pacific Strategy (with maps).................................Klaus Mehnert............81
[survey of current known strategy in Pacific]
Inside Russia................................................Editorial Staff..........94
[underlying reasons behind the Soviet strategy]
The Russian Winter (chart)...................................Editorial Staff.........105
Supercargoes in New Guinea................................H. Schmidt and S. Lohmann..106
[on trade in area written by experienced traders]
New Guinea, Land of Copra and Kanakas........................Photographs.............111
Landscape Painting - East and West...........................Elenor Consten..........120
[former Harvard University professor's analysis on the subject]
Meditation, A Poem...........................................Wei Li Bo...............126
Modern Photographs or Ancient Paintings?.....................Hedda Hammer............127
Women of the Blue Lake.......................................No. 399.................133
[diary excerpts from women's internment camp in Java during 1940]
After the Rain, A Poem.......................................Wei Li Bo...............138
Shanghai's Morning After (with illustrations by Sapajou).....Hilaire du Berrier......139
[American writer's satire on changes affecting Shanghai due to war]
The March of War in the Pacific (with maps).Editorial Staff..........................145
Book Review (The Chinese in Thailand by K. P. Landon)................................154
Review of English Language Magazines.................................................155
Review of Japanese Magazines.........................................................157
On the Screen (Here Comes Mr. Jordan; Aloma of the South Seas).......................159
Documents: Admiral Shigetaro Shimada's Speech
before the Diet, January 21, 1942..................................................160
Maps: Chain of Anglo-American Bases in the Pacific before December 8 (p. 82)
Chain of Anglo-American Basis in the Pacific today (p. 83); Japanese and
Allied Bases in the Pacific (p. 85); March of War in Hongkong (p. 146);
March of War in Luzon (p. 148); March of War in Malaya (p. 150); March
Of War in the East Indies (p. 152)
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MARCH/1942
Between the Lines (with a map)...............................(Klaus Mehnert).........161
[a look at less prominently displayed news items]
Cartoon of the Month..........................................Sapajou................165
The Light of Asia.............................................A Student of Buddhism..171
[a look at Buddhism]
Buddhism in Our Time..........................................Photographs............179
Australia the Virgin (with sketches by Clare With)............James O'Rourke.........190
[American author's critical look at Australia's economic dependence on England]
Down Under (photographs)......................................W. D. Hoops............195
The Butterflies Told Me (with a map)..........................Dr. H. Hoene...........203
[author's 30 years of research and discovery trace origins and migrations]
From Monroe to Rio............................................Criollo................211
[analysis of 1940 Pan-American Conference with reference to Monroe Doctrine]
Soldier Writers of Japan......................................Tsutomu Narasaki.......215
[author/writer of "Shinsho" magazine on the effects of war on literature]
Poetry and the Pacific War....................................F. Langer..............224
[poems by Hakushu Kitahara and Haruo Sato]
The Flood (with illustrations by Sapajou).....................Geort Britting.........226
[short story set on the Danube River]
Book Review (Barley and Soldiers, Mud and Soldiers, Sea and Soldiers,
by Ashihei Hino; The Soldier's Log, by Masaur Taniguchi;
Niku-Dan, by Tadayoshi Sakurai; Australien, by Wilhelm Nowack).....................229
Review of English Language Magazines.................................................231
Review of Japanese Magazines.........................................................233
On the Screen (The Vamp; Flesh [illustrated])........................................235
Documents: Prime Minister Churchhill's Speech before the House of
Commons, January 28, 1942; Chancellor Hitler's Speech, January 30, 1942............236
Results of First Photo Contest.......................................................240
Maps: The Indian Ocean after the Fall of Singapore (p. 166); Five Sketches of
Australia (pp. 191-201); Prehistoric Continents (p.208)
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APRIL/1942
The Capital (with a map and a chart)..........................Klaus Mehnert..........241
[Tokyo as East Asia's new capital; problems of establishing
a lingua-franca, economic reconstruction, and cultural identity]
Cartoon of the Month..........................................Sapajou................251
Sir Stafford Comes to India...................................H. Ramiah..............252
[India's position on independence analyzed by Indian journalist]
Glossary of Indian Political Names
and Terms...................................................Editorial Staff........257
America Without East Asia's Resources
(with a chart)..............................................Dr. Hans Guhl..........258
[changes in world raw material situation]
The Heart of the World
(with illustrations by W. Lehmann and a map)................Dagmar Tormaehlen......263
[colorful description of life on Lake Toba by a world traveler]
Alaska - Bridge or Barrier? (with a map)......................Herbert Tichy..........270
The Sacred Mountain (with photographs)........................Hedda Hammer...........278
[history/travelogue of China's sacred Hua Shan Mt.]
Japanese Cartoons Through the Ages
(illustrated).............................................Saseo Ono..............290
[cartoonist describes 800 years of Japanese cartoons]
The March of War (with a map).................................Editorial Staff........296
The Unfinished Dance. A Story................................Brigitte Reinders......301
[love on Bali Island]
Book Review [Minami-no-Kaze (Southern Wind) by Bunroku Shishi; Hei-no-Michi
(The Way of Soldiers) by Kinzo Satomura; Enpo-no-Hito (People at a
Distance) by Hajime Moriyama; Aisuru-Hitotachi (People Who Love) by
Kosei Kawabata].................................................................307
Review of English Language Magazines.................................................308
Review of Japanese Magazines.........................................................310
On the Screen (Japanese Newsreels; War Effects on Movie Production; Film
And History; Modern Subjects)......................................................313
Sports...............................................................................315
Documents: Chancellor Hitler's Speech, March 15, 1942...............................316
Tuning In............................................................................318
Maps: The East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and its Capital (p.241); Lake Toba
And North Sumatra (p. 264); Alaska (p. 272); Hua Shan (p. 278); March
Of War in the East Indies (p. 297)
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MAY/1942
Looking North (with two maps).................................Klaus Mehnert..........319
[after Japan extended control to east, west, and south, this article looks north]
Can America Do It?............................................G. Walting.............330
[analysis of American armaments industry]
Cartoon of the Month..........................................Sapajou................333
The Strange Case of Leprosy
(with two maps)...........................................Drs. E. and E. Gehr....337
[leading scientists on the disease]
The Battle of the Caribbean
(with two maps).............................................Roland Horn............351
Sri Lanka (photographs).......................................Werner Cohnitz.........359
Coyotes Will Grow Up
(illustrated by the author)...............................Hilaire du Berrier.....361
[on authors life growing up in North Dakota]
The Ascent. A Story (with illustrations by W. Lehmann).......Masafumi Nakai.........371
[modern Japanese story about climbing a mountain]
The Window:...................................................Editorial Staff
USA Reaction.....................................................................383
South of the Rio Grande..........................................................386
The USSR Faces Spring............................................................388
Letter from the Capital.......................................A. L...................390
Book Review (Elegy by Akira Uesugi; Voice of the Current by Tatsua Ogura;
Life and Opinions of Tokuno Goro by Tadashi Ito; Fighting Cock by
Minpo Sato; Various Races by Hun Takami).........................................391
Review of Japanese Magazines.........................................................393
On the Screen (New Wine; Singapore Woman; Nine Lives are not Enough;
Suspicion; This Woman is Mine; All that Money Can Buy)...........................395
Sports...............................................................................398
Documents: All India Congress Resolution Rejecting Cripps Plan......................399
Tuning In............................................................................400
Maps: North Pole (p. 323); Bering Sea (p. 325); How Leprosy Has Spread (p. 338);
Extent of Leprosy Today (p. 341); Percentage of German Taught in Europe
(p. 348); Atlantic Trade Routes (p. 353); Caribbean Sea (p. 357)
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JUNE/1942
The Two Camps.................................................Klaus Mehnert..........401
[a 6 month analysis of the war stuation]
Cartoon of the Month..........................................Sapajou................405
The Restless Near East........................................A. Vollhardt...........407
Madagascar - Pawn of the Giants
(illustrated)...............................................Louis-Philippe Dubel...415
[on the allure of the island]
The "Four Lands" (photographs)................................Werner Cohnitz.........427
Stars of Japan (illustrated)..................................Hideo Tsumura..........431
[film reviewer writes about Japan's stars]
Collector Beware! (illustrated)...............................Mario Prodan...........441
[art dealer shares experiences for collectors in Asia]
Spices and Christians (illustrated)...........................Klaus Mehnert..........448
[story of first European power to conquer the Indian Ocean]
The Lure of Ophir (illustrated)...............................Francisca Oliveira.....456
[Mozambique setting where England and America were to exchange
diplomats with Japan]
The Window:...................................................Editorial Staff
Americans, Tighten Your Belts!...................................................465
Tug of War in Latin America......................................................468
Australia Before the Storm.......................................................470
Letter from the Capital.......................................A. L...................472
Book Review (Zwischen zwie Gottern by Fritz Seeker; The Keys of the
Kingdom by A. J. Cronin).........................................................473
Review of Japanese Magazines.........................................................474
On the Screen (Puppet Doll of Awa; Record of a Kindergartner; Out of the Fog)........476
Sports...............................................................................477
Documents: Chancellor Hitler's Speech, April 26, 1942; President Roosevelt's
Broadcast, April 27, 1942........................................................478
Maps: Axis - Controlled Areas (p. 403); Lines of Communication through the
Near East (p. 411); Madagascar (p. 419); Africa at the Time of the
Portuguese Discoverers (p. 450); South Africa (p. 458)
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