Description:
1942 first edition. Introductions by Brigadier-General Sire Percy Sykes. With 80 photographs and 4 maps. Binding tight and no markings. Previous owner's name inside front cover. No dust jacket.Violet Cressy-Marcks was a member of the Royal Geographical Society and dedicated her life to travel and exploration. She spent most of World War II in China as a reporter for The Daily Express. From the book's dust jacket: "An exciting account of recent travels, adventures and explorations in China, with many illuminating sidelights on China's gallant fight against the Japanese invaders."
