“But how could Japan, only 1/20th the size of China, and with only 1/6th it’s population, think of conquering China, much less the world?”
“Modern China, in spite of its age old history, was like the broken pieces of jigsaw puzzle, each piece controlled by a different ruler, each with his own private army.”
Source: “Why We Fight: The Battle for China” (US War Department, 1944)
“But how could Japan, only 1/20th the size of China, and with only 1/6th it’s population, think of conquering China, much less the world?”
“Modern China, in spite of its age old history, was like the broken pieces of jigsaw puzzle, each piece controlled by a different ruler, each with his own private army.”
Source: “Why We Fight: The Battle for China” (US War Department, 1944)