I guess now we'll finally learn what's really going on in the Far East. Or not. Actually, I think this is the first article I've posted with this particular celebrity byline.
Related stories following the lead article:
SHANGHAI IS DISTURBED
about the goings on up north
BRITISH PROTEST JAPANESE STAND
Japanese rude to HM subject
Australian ‘Stork Derby’ Urged to Boost Birth Rate
OK, they are not all related to China, at least directly.
RED PAPER MAKES APPEAL
“Wuhan as impregnable as Madrid.”
Hmmm.
I believe General Zhukov was the mastermind behind the Soviet victory. He was imprisoned for being too popular after these battles, and therefore a perceived threat to Stalin. If he had been in charge in June 1941, instead of in the Gulag, the Nazis might not have had a cakewalk.
But at least he wasn’t killed in the purges, and came off the bench to win at Stalingrad etc. Something like 90% of Soviet generals were killed in the purges just prior to WW2.
This might be Zukov’s battle where he demolished the entire Japanese armored in Siberia, no survivors.
The Battle of Khalkin Gol/Nomonhan is one of my favorite topics. A forgotten battle of WW2, this was the battle in which Gen. Zhukov became famous for his tactical brilliance and his willingness to use Russian (and Mongol) troops as cannon fodder.
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