WW2 - Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1941

During the early stages of World War Two countries with around half a billion people took part in the war in Europe. The same proportion of humanity was engaged in conflict on the other side of Eurasia between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China. This video views the first part of this war.

Maps: Army Map Service, USA; USGS.
Sources:
History of the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) by Hsu Long-Hsuen, and Chang Ming-Kai.
Japanese Monographs: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Japan...
The Battle for China: Essays on the Military History of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945

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00:54 Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
01:21 Battle of Shanghai
01:38 North China Railway operation
01:52 Battle of Taiyuan
02:01 Battle of Shanghai
02:23 Battle of Nanjing
02:35 Strategic situation
03:36 Battle of Xuzhou
03:58 Battle of North-East Henan
04:20 Battle of Wuhan
05:00 Battle of Nanchang
05:06 Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang
05:13 First Battle of Changsha
05:18 Japan occupies China's ports
05:32 Chinese Winter offensive
06:08 Battle of South Guangxi
06:15 Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang
06:28 Hundred Regiments offensive
06:42 Battle of South Shanxi
06:45 Central Hubei Operation
06:48 Western Hubei Operation
06:49 Battle of Southern Honan
06:52 Battle of ShaShanggao
05:55 Second Battle of Changsha
07:01 Burma and Indochina roads
07:18 Japan goes to war with USA

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