This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Japan's Push to Seize Canton Han Kow Line
The report details Japanese efforts to capture the Canton-Hankow railway through central and southern China as a strategic aim to ease shipping, threaten Allied bases, and trap Chinese forces. It notes Japanese numbers, geographic hurdles, and China's defenses, including Hengchow south of Changsha, rugged terrain, tunnels, and mountain barriers across Hunan and Kuangtung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankow
China
Canton
Changsha
Fengtsun
Hsueh Yueh
Iik
Canton-Hankow
Japan
China Sea
U. S
Yushan
Kienow
Chuchow
Lishui
Nimitz
China Coast
Hengchow
Liang River
Hunan-Kuangtung
Chenchow
Lokchang
Hunan