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Tokyo’s Ships Hit (Hurd) – 2-3
New Yorker Leads Daring Raid on Foe * – 3-4
The War Summarized ** – 5
Red Army Scores (Brigham) – 6-7
Nazi ‘Winter Line’ Key to War Issues (Archambault) – 7
Ten Critical Days (Krock, on Pearl Harbor Investigation) – 8
Why Tankers are Sunk (Baldwin) – 9
Draft Plebiscite Studied in Canada (Philip) – 9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 10-12
At Least Two More Years of War Expected in U.S. Before Defeat of Axis, Poll Shows (by George Gallup) – 12

* Subhead – Lieut. John D. Bulkeley Is in Command of ‘PT’ Boat That Sank Ship in Philippines
In John Ford’s “They Were Expendable” Robert Montgomery played him as Lt. John Brickley. The article doesn’t mention John Wayne’s character.

** Important presentation change. We have decided to ditch “The International Situation” in favor of “The War Summarized.” I mean, what else is happening internationally besides the war?

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/jan42/f21jan42.htm

Stilwell to assist Chaing Kai-shek
Wednesday, January 21, 1942 www.onwar.com

Chiang Kai-shek, his wife and General StilwellIn China... General Stilwell is nominated as Chief of Staff to Chiang Kai-shek.

In North Africa... Rommel’s second offensive begins. Cautious probing reveals that the British are ill situated and the German attacks meet with quick success. The Germans employ 100 tanks in their drive advancing to El Agheila on the inland flank while German and Italian infantry advance along the coast. The British forward defenses are manned by a Guard Brigade and part of 1st Armored Division. The attack when it comes, comes as a surprise.

In Malaysia... the Allied forces begin a retreat south of the Muar River. They have taken heavy losses. The 45th and 15th Brigades have been almost wiped out in the fighting. Japanese air raids on Singapore increase in intensity, as the few British Hurricane fighters are outmatched by Japanese Zeros.