The Road to War, 1931–1941 · THE MAP IN OCT 1938

Map of East Asia and the Pacific in October 1938

Wuhan and Canton fall · road to WW2

East Asia and the Pacific in October 1938: Wuhan and Canton fall. The map shows who held what: Colonial empires & possessions, The aggressors (Japan, Germany, Italy), Democracies & powers fighting them.

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Map of East Asia and the Pacific in October 1938 (road to WW2): Wuhan and Canton fall. Colours show Colonial empires & possessions, The aggressors (Japan, Germany, Italy), Democracies & powers fighting them. — OCT 1938 · THE ROAD TO WAR, 1931–1941

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eastern China under Japanese occupation — the cities and rail lines, never the interior
the Canton pocket, taken October 1938 to close south China’s ports

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