Reprint of 1945 US Chief of Military History study. Translated from original Japanese. Monograph deals with military operations in North China from the time of the outbreak of the China Incident in July 1937 to the outbreak of the Pacific War in December 1941. It discusses the China Incident to the Yangchu Operation, the Hopeh, Tungshan and Wuchang-Hankou operations, Operations during 1939, 1940 mop-up options and 1941 mop-up operations in the Shansi Province. It contains charts detailing troop distribution of the 1st Army, its mop-up operations in the Wutaishan Mountainous District and plans...