本世纪三、四十年代的反法西斯战争是人类历史上第一次具有全球规模的正义战争、中国是抗击法西斯侵略者最早，时间最长、遭受牺牲和损失巨大的国家，中国人民抗日战争是世界反法西斯战争重要的组成部分，是一场正义的反侵略战争。抗日战争是中国近代史的一个转折点，使中华民族空前觉醒，举国上下同仇敌忾，中华民族的民族精神得到了空前的大发扬，中国人民抗日战争值得我们每一个中国人永远牢记，沈强编著的《中国抗日战争画史新编(英文版)》在旧版《中国抗日战争画史》的基础上，增补图片、修订文字介绍、调整版式，力求给读者还原中国抗日战争的原貌，让读者更加直观地了解抗日战争，增强民族凝聚力。

沈强编著的《中国抗日战争画史新编(英文版)》在旧版《中国抗日战争画史》讲述了：With historic pictures and materialsorganized in chronological order, the bookpresents the whole process of the ChinesePeople's War of Resistance Against JapaneseAggression from 1931 to 1945, underliningthe invincible spirit of the Chinese nation.Many of the 438 pictures in the book arepublished for the first time.

Chapter 1

Japan's Preparations for Large-scale

Invasion of China

Chapter 2

The Fall of the Three Provinces

of Northeast China

Chapter 3

Northern China in Imminent Danger

Chapter 4

Flames of the War of Resistance

Against Japan Set Ablaze at Lugou Bridge

Chapter 5

Fighting Dauntlessly

Chapter 6

The Eighth Route and New Fourth Armies

Boldly Attack the Enemy's Rear Areas

Chapter 7

Opposing Surrender, Secession and

Retrograde Acts

Chapter 8

Inhuman Atrocities of the Japanese Troops

Chapter 9 

Consolidating and Expanding

the Battlefield Behind Enemy Lines

Chapter 10

Support from Peoples Around the World

Chapter 11

China's Independent Resistance

Chapter 12

Outbreak of the Pacific War

Chapter 13

Anti-"Mopping-up" Operations in

Anti-Japanese Base Areas

Chapter 14

Dauntless Resistance

Chapter 15

From Defensive to Offensive

Chapter 16

The World's Victory Against Fascism

Chapter 17

Final Victory of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 18

Acceptance of Surrender and Trial

of War Criminals

Chapter 19

Sino-Japanese Friendship - No More War

Between the Two Countries

A Chronology of the Events of the Chinese

People's War of Resistance Against Japan