The Road to War, 1931–1941 · THE MAP IN
Map of East Asia and the Pacific in 1939
Hainan taken; Japan checked at Khalkhin Gol · road to WW2
East Asia and the Pacific in 1939: Hainan taken; Japan checked at Khalkhin Gol. The map shows who held what: Colonial empires & possessions, The aggressors (Japan, Germany, Italy), Democracies & powers fighting them.
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On the ground
- Hainan island, occupied February 1939 — the springboard toward Indochina
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