Word: asia
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...proposed to relieve the Commander in Chief in India of responsibility for the conduct of operations against Japan and to set up a separate East Asia command for that purpose. Further announcement on this subject will be made soon...
Significant Separation. In British, Indian, U.S. and Chinese eyes, the most significant thing in the Indian shake-up was the separate East Asia command for operations against Japan. Neither General Wavell nor General Auchinleck would head that command. Sir Archibald, who chased and was chased in North African desert warfare, fared poorly in the last Burmese jungle campaign (TIME, May 31). A new great Allied offensive to reopen the Burma Road to China might be launched in the fall, and its commander might be Chinese-speaking U.S. Lieut. General Joseph W. Stilwell. But as Viceroy, Wavell would also play...
...most colorful war correspondents in Asia today is TIME'S Teddy White. He has short legs, a freckled face, a cocky walk, an indomitable spirit, a compassion for suffering people and a curiosity which would cost a cat all nine of its lives in no time. And this week, when the Chinese victory along the Yangtze looms so important in the news, perhaps you would like me to tell you something more about the man who is covering that story...
...Battle for Asia it was a most important victory. It emphasized once again the importance of air power in a limited arena, underlined Japanese weakness under air attack. It brought priceless harmony and understanding between the U.S. and Chinese air forces. And it gave the Chinese new confidence in themselves. Ultimately this was more important than anything else...
...Duty. Major Kermit Roosevelt, 53, second son of T. R. ; of unrevealed causes; in Alaska. He served with the British as a captain in World War I, transferred in 1918 to the U.S. artillery in France. After the war he entered shipping, in spite of many hunting trips in Asia rose to vice president of International Mercantile Marine. A frequent tripper to England, he looked more English than the English in his British Army uniform in World War II, changed it temporarily for that of a Finnish colonel in command of international volunteers. Plagued by dysentery in Egypt, he resigned...