Why We Fight VI: The Battle of China
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1h 3m
Like the Russian installment, we are given a good deal of information about the vastness and complexity of China and the character of its people. Much of the emphasis is on the brutality of the Japanese invasion. One of the few major inaccuracies in this series is the emphasis in the so-called “Tanaka Memorial” which is now generally believed to have been a hoax, although the Japanese did in fact largely try to carry out its design.
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