Friday, January 20, 2012

World War II - China Theatre and China-Burma-India Theatre

7 YouTube Clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQTWtokeF5Q (1) (Ambitions of Japanese Imperial Army)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcjVWe3xgAo&feature=related
(2) (Marco Polo Bridge Incident)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKTIylgLDHE&feature=related (3) (Shanghai)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6z-fZwpmME&feature=related  (4) (Extremely Difficult Decision Made - Trade Space for Time)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHk6eepm0E&feature=related (5) (Chongqing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_zntg-eFF0&feature=related (6) (Attack on Pearl Harbour)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0hZiD5Uk5I&feature=related (7) (Roads to Victory)

Note (market2garden): The only time I couldn't stop my tears for the entire 7 clips was the fourth clip the part when the Chinese Leaders decided to trade space for time, and quite successfully rally the people for the strategy, simply because I believe no one could hundred percent guranttee this was really a good move as the enemy always have counter-measures.

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[related to]
mysingaporenews: The days the world fought with China 
wiki: Second Sino-Japanese War 
wiki: India-Burma theater
wiki: Pacific War
wiki: Bai Chongxi (Key Strategist - Trade Space for Time)