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James Zimmerman's acclaimed nonfiction book, The Peking Express, is set for a movie adaptation from DaMing Chen, bringing to life the Lincheng Outrage.

Mark Felton revisits the nightmare of the Japanese takeover of foreign ‘concessions’ during World War II. ‘Obviously, there is nothing you can do with the f ...

A century ago, justice-seeking bandits derailed a train in rural China and took dozens of hostages, a story unspooled by James M. Zimmerman in “The Peking Express.”

The capture of famed foreigners and journalists made this a major international event in Chinas history.

An inside look at the Japanese takeover of Shanghais International Settlement, which began on December 8, 1941.