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... China only when Japan in 1945 was defeated outside China . Similarly the expanse of China was so large that long supply lines impeded any in- vader ; China was so large that the war was often fought on many fronts , thus limiting the ...
... China only when Japan in 1945 was defeated outside China . Similarly the expanse of China was so large that long supply lines impeded any in- vader ; China was so large that the war was often fought on many fronts , thus limiting the ...
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... China and Japan led in 1937 to war on a wide front . By 1940 Japan controlled the main ports in China , forcing the Chinese government to import war materials by the long road from the British colony of Burma or by railway from the ...
... China and Japan led in 1937 to war on a wide front . By 1940 Japan controlled the main ports in China , forcing the Chinese government to import war materials by the long road from the British colony of Burma or by railway from the ...
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... China , including Saigon and the coastline facing the Gulf of Siam . That colony was still governed by a French admiral , who took orders from the puppet Vichy government in France . In the event of war the French forces isolated in ...
... China , including Saigon and the coastline facing the Gulf of Siam . That colony was still governed by a French admiral , who took orders from the puppet Vichy government in France . In the event of war the French forces isolated in ...
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