China’s determined resistance against Japan in 1938—often overlooked in history—was vital in holding the Allied front until the US and Britain joined World War II. Without China’s defiance, the global alliance that changed the course of history may never have come together. Harvard professor and British historian #RanaMitter explains.⁣ ⁣ #WWII80 #ForgottenFront #WWII #ChinaHistory⁣ ⁣