| LC control no. | sh 85081024 |
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| LC classification | DS777.533.M3 |
| Topical heading | Marco Polo Bridge Incident, China, 1937 |
| Variant(s) | Lukouchiao Incident, China, 1937 Marco Polo Bridge Incident, 1937 Rokōkyō Jiken, China, 1937 |
| See also | Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Causes |
| Found in | Rokōkyō Jiken uso to shinjitsu, 2000. Encyc. Americana: v. 6, p. 596 (On July 7, 1937, a minor incident at the Marco Polo Bridge (Lukouchiao) near Peiping brought full-scale but undeclared war) Britannica Micro. (Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937): conflict between Chinese and Japanese troops near the Marco Polo Bridge outside of Peiping (now Peking), which developed into the warfare between the two countries that was the prelude to the Pacific side of World War II) |
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