In war and famine : missionaries in China's Honan Province in the 1940s /

In war and famine : missionaries in China's Honan Province in the 1940s /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Christensen, Erleen J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Imprint:	Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2005]
Subjects:	20th century Missionaries > China > Henan Sheng > History > 20th century. Missions > China > Henan Sheng > History > 20th century. Famines > China > Henan Sheng > History > 20th century. Famines. History. Missions. Missionaries. Henan Sheng (China) > History > 20th century. China > Henan Sheng.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Maps
Introduction: The Cast of Characters
1. The Other Side of No Man's Land
2. Behind Enemy Lines
3. Honan Missions
4. The Honan Way of Life
5. Sitting on the Edge of a Volcano
6. After Pearl Harbor
7. The Long Months of Silence
8. Crop Failure and Famine
9. Helping the Famine-Stricken
10. Two Journalists Tour the Famine Area
11. The Suffering Continues
12. The Embassy Comes to Call
13. The Japanese Overrun Honan
14. "First war zone shattered"
15. The OSS's Top Secret "Project Tower"
16. Project Tower in China
17. Behind Japanese Lines with Team Viper
18. Reclaiming Honan Hospitals
19. The Return of the Missionaries
20. "If we like them could die for Thee"
Appendix. Spelling of Chinese Place Names
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index