China Lost Mission Author:Nicholas Maestrini The book recounts the author's personal experiences as a Catholic missionary in China It covers periods that include China's unification in 1933 under Chiang Kai-shek, the Japanese invaision, the following 8 years of war, the devestation and incredible sufferings caused by the Japanese military victory, China's rise to the status of a world powe... more »r in 1945, and life amid communism. Originally published under the title: My Twenty Years with the Chinese, Laughter & Tears, 1931-1951.« less