Shanghai and Nanjing 1937: massacre on the Yangtze
by Rava, Giuseppe, Lai, Benjamin
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Shanghai and Nanjing 1937: massacre on the Yangtze
by Rava, Giuseppe, Lai, Benjamin
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"From 1931, China and Japan had been embroiled in a number of small-scale conflicts that had seen vast swathes of territory being occupied by the Japanese. On 7 July 1937, the Japanese engineered the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which led to the fall of Beijing and Tianjin and th…
"From 1931, China and Japan had been embroiled in a number of small-scale conflicts that had seen vast swathes of territory being occupied by the Japanese. On 7 July 1937, the Japanese engineered the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which led to the fall of Beijing and Tianjin and th…
Om den kinesiske hærs udvikling fra en guerillabevægelse til en moderne organisation. Bogen er rigt illustreret med fotografier og tegninger, og der gennemgås den materielle udvikling hæren har været igennem, blandt andet i forbindelse med enkeltmandsudrustningen.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the largest army in the world. China is predicted to be on the brink of overtaking the USA as the world's largest economy, and China's military capabilities and global ambitions are the single greatest long-term pre-occupation of Wes…
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the largest army in the world. China is predicted to be on the brink of overtaking the USA as the world's largest economy, and China's military capabilities and global ambitions are the single greatest long-term pre-occupation of Wes…
Benjamin Lai blev født i Hong Kong, uddannet i England, og tjente som officer i den britiske territoriale hær i i 1980' erne og 1990' erne. Her skriver han om Japanernes invasion af Hong Kong i 2. Verdenskrig .
On 8th December 1941, as part of the simultaneous combine attack against Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) invaded the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia and the British colony of Hong Kong. After only 18 days of battle the defenders, a weak, undermanned brigade was…
Hong Kong, 1941-45: first strike in the Pacific War
by Rava, Giuseppe, Lai, Benjamin
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Hong Kong, 1941-45: first strike in the Pacific War
by Rava, Giuseppe, Lai, Benjamin
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Hong Kong, 1941-45: first strike in the Pacific War
by Rava, Giuseppe, Lai, Benjamin
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On 8th December 1941, as part of the simultaneous combine attack against Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) invaded the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia and the British colony of Hong Kong. After only 18 days of battle the defenders, a weak, undermanned brigade was…