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The Emperor of Japan dies in 1926, and the Showa Emperor begins his reign. Here is the Showa Emperor in rare prewar footage. 1930. Movie
Japan takes over Manchuria, renames it Manchukuo, and installs Chinese Emperor Pu-Yi on the Throne. 1931. Movie
Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka at the League of Nations defending Japan's China Policy, February 1933. Movie
Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and the American Volunteer Group
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Claire Lee Chennault
Biography of the aviator who founded the Flying Tigers.
Joseph Stilwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battle of Henan-Hunan-Guangxi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chiang Kai-shek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Soong May-ling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mao Zedong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
China Burma India Theater of World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WWII Campaigns: China Defensive
HyperWar: World War II: China-Burma-India Theater of Operations: Contents
History of World War II, China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. Includes HTML versions of official US Army, US Army Air Forces, US Marine Corps, and US Navy histories; and more.
HyperWar: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II: China Offensive
'U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II: China Offensive' -- A brief history of US Army operations in China in 1945.
TIME 100: Mao Zedong
His ruthless vision united a fractured people and inspired revolutions far beyond China's borders