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John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I had to stop posting excerpts during December due mostly to work-related demands on my time. I will attempt to resume on a more limited basis and see how it goes. Today we pick up in the middle of two stories – the Doolittle raid and the battle at Bataan.

Note the small item at the bottom of pg. 3, column 1.

21 Nations Meet (Hulen) – 2-3
Navy in Orient Bags Ship Built to Serve as a Carrier – 3
New Soviet Drive Cuts Deep in Lines (Brigham and G.H. Archambault, now also in Berne) – 4-5
The International Situation – 5
Shorter British Malayan Line Can Give Defense in Depth against Infiltration (Durdin) – 6
Texts of Day’s War Communiques – 9-10
U-Boats Off Our Coasts (Baldwin) – 10