ed ▁association ▁with ▁T rot sky ists . ▁( She ▁herself ▁had ▁fl irt ed ▁with ▁T rot sky ism .) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁she ▁learned ▁he ▁had ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁It ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁that ▁her ▁son ▁Jon ▁Bas il ▁Ut ley ▁would ▁learn ▁from ▁the ▁Russian ▁government ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁by ▁firing ▁squad ▁for ▁leading ▁a ▁hung er ▁strike ▁at ▁the ▁V ork uta ▁prison ▁labour ▁camp . ▁He ▁was ▁" reh abil itated " ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁under ▁post - St alin ▁re h abil itation ▁laws . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Ut ley ▁published ▁two ▁books ▁on ▁Japan ' s ▁military ▁attacks ▁on ▁China ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War ▁( 1 9 3 7 – 1 9 4 5 ). ▁Japan ' s ▁Gam ble ▁in ▁China , ▁with ▁an ▁introduction ▁by ▁L ask i , ▁described ▁Japan ▁as ▁" a ▁police ▁state , ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁b ureau c racy ▁wed ded ▁to ▁a ▁plut ocracy ." ▁The ▁News ▁Chron icle ▁made ▁her ▁a ▁war ▁correspond ent ▁and ▁she ▁spent ▁three ▁months ▁in ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁making ▁two ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁line . ▁Her ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁book ▁China ▁at ▁War ▁ideal ized ▁the ▁Chinese ▁commun ists .