Arrow Of History

World War 2 started well before 1939. Its roots stretch back nearly a decade - to clashes between the Japanese and regional Chinese governments and peoples living in the hotly contested borderland of Manchuria. The terror this conflict wrought is largely disregarded by history: this is one of WWII's great tragedies. In this episode, Daniel looks at the resistance of the Chinese to Japanese aggression and occupation; how did a nation without an organized central government, modern military machine, or booming economy, stave off the merciless onslaught of the most advanced military power of the region? One word: scale. ------------------------------------------------------   Arrow of History is Kristina Carroll and Daniel MacDonald   Dhaka by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400003 Artist: http://incompetech.com/   Echoes of Time by Kevin MacLeod is l