Japan in the 'thirties. Militant Japan ; The semiwar ; Communism in Japan and Korea ; "In Japan's secret service" -- China before the war. War and peace with Chiang Kai-Shek ; The Soviet sphere of influence in the 'thirties ; The Chinese Soviets ; Moscow and Yenan -- The years of the World War. Peace with Japan ; The tripartite pact ; Soviet-Japanese agreement ; Russia at war in Europe ; Russia and the Pacific war ; Three conferences and the Soviet-Japanese war ; China and Russia in wartime -- The spoils of victory. The war is over ; New antagonism toward Japan ; Trusteeship over Korea ; No peace for China ; Expansion in Mongolia and Sinkiang ; Facing the Pacific