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Taierzhuang 1938 - Stalingrad 1942 (Lance Olsen)

• Tytuł: Taierzhuang 1938 - Stalingrad 1942
• Autor: Lance Olsen
• Wydawca: Clear Mind Publishing
• Data wydania: 2012-07-25
• Oprawa: Paperback
• ISBN: 9780983843597
• Ilość stron: 368
• Wymiary: 22.91 x 15.19 x 2.08 cm

OPIS:

An insight into the blind spot in histories of World War 2 the Sino-Japanese War. Lance Olsen addresses the elephant in the room in histories of WW2 focusing on the Battle of Taierzhuang. Japan contrived the Mukden Incident to invade China in September 1931 starting the war in Asia. Germany contrived the Gleiwitz incident to invade Poland in September 1939 starting the war in Europe. In a desperate bid to break the stalemate in China Japan extended the Sino-Japanese War into the Greater East Asia War by attacking British and US territories in East Asia and the Pacific including Pearl Harbor in December 1941 merging the wars in Asia and Europe into a worldwide war of Axis versus Allies. This book puts it all into perspective. In WW2 the basis of British and US strategy was Europe First or Germany First but the elementary factor of the victory of the Allied Powers against the Axis Powers was attrition first deliberately applied at Taierzhuang. The major portion of Japans military might was consumed in China and similarly later the major portion of Germanys military might was consumed in Russia. The Nanjing Massacre in China foreshadowed the Holocaust in Europe. Japan had its Kill All Burn All and Loot All Policy in its Holy War Seisen in China Germany had its Einsatzgruppen death squads in its Operation Barbarossa in Russia. Japan was waging Holy War by divine commandment in invading China hence the use of terror for example the Rape of Nanjing and suicide bombing Kamikaze attacks. Again this book puts it all into perspective. However Stalingrad is often pointed out as the turning point of World War 2 but Taierzhuang 1938 the model for Stalingrad 1942 is in the blind spot of WW2 histories. This book provides a detailed insight into the Battle of Taierzhuang how a hodgepodge of troops inferior in almost every aspect crushed elite divisions of crack troops superior in logistics training equipment and weaponry. It points out the startling similarity in the modus operandi for victory between it and the Battle of Stalingrad 4 years later. Lance Olsen is a history buff who realized that there is an elephant in the room in histories of WW2 and that an insight into this blind spot is needed to truly understand WW2 to prevent history from repeating itself.