Episode 205-Chiang Kai-Shek's Pyrrhic Victory

The History of WWII Podcast - by Ray Harris Jr

Oct 17, 201722:02Society & Culture

Chiang Kai Shek and his ordinary soldiers are more determined than ever to defend Shanghai in 1937. However, the officers in the middle, due to their experience, see the writing on the wall. Thus Nationalist China will a...

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