For Europeans, it was Sept. 1, 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. But in China, people will tell you a different date — Aug. 13, 1937, the start of the Battle of Shanghai.

Hostilities then expanded to Japan’s attack on Shanghai in August, the Rape of Nanking in December and the rest of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Japan had been loosely allied with Germany since ...

The World At War is a 1973 documentary series that can now be viewed on the website U.co.uk, which is great news for history enthusiasts like former England player Wayne Rooney.

A Chinese film depicting the 1937 Nanjing Massacre by Japanese troops has topped the summer box office, with tourists flocking to the Shanghai set where it was filmed, as this year marks 80 years ...