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Page 977
... Japanese off as best he could , while the United States preached against Japan's activities without doing anything to stop them . On July 7 , 1937 , Chinese and Japanese troops fired on each other at Lu - kou - ch'iao ( Marco Polo ...
... Japanese off as best he could , while the United States preached against Japan's activities without doing anything to stop them . On July 7 , 1937 , Chinese and Japanese troops fired on each other at Lu - kou - ch'iao ( Marco Polo ...
Page 989
... Japanese strategists had to reckon , primarily , with the opposition of the United States to their plans for territorial aggrandizement . When Japanese troops entered northern Indochina in September 1940 ( in pursuance of an agreement ...
... Japanese strategists had to reckon , primarily , with the opposition of the United States to their plans for territorial aggrandizement . When Japanese troops entered northern Indochina in September 1940 ( in pursuance of an agreement ...
Page 991
... Japanese paratroopers had landed at Palembang in Sumatra , which fell to an am- phibious assault three days later . When ABDACOM was dissolved , on February 25 , 1942 , only Java remained to complete the Japanese program of conquest ...
... Japanese paratroopers had landed at Palembang in Sumatra , which fell to an am- phibious assault three days later . When ABDACOM was dissolved , on February 25 , 1942 , only Java remained to complete the Japanese program of conquest ...
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