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Dates: during 1930-1939
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On the face of it, the seizure of Danzig by Germany would mean no more than another Hitler conquest, another large Baltic seaport (of which Germany already has three), another 791 sq. mi. and 407,000 more Germans added to the Reich. To Poland the loss of Danzig would probably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DANZIG: Holiday Spot | 7/10/1939 | See Source »

Main stumbling-block in the Anglo-Soviet talks from the start has been Russia's insistence that Britain specifically guarantee Estonia, Latvia and Finland against German aggression. Last week Führer Hitler appeared in the singular role of playing Stalin's game for him as the British...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Personal Opinion | 7/10/1939 | See Source »

This much about the skirmishing is authenticated: Outer Mongolia is a backdoor, not only to China, but to Russian Siberia. If and when the Japanese and Russians decide to fight for keeps, the barren Mongolian plateau will see its biggest battles since the days of Ghengis Khan. In preparation for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OUTER MONGOLIA: Bombers or Bustards | 7/10/1939 | See Source »

But at week's end General Homma's simple peasants were again stripping Britons who crossed the Settlement boundary as the blockade became tighter than ever. The Japanese, moreover, let it be known that they had no intention of settling the Tientsin problem as an isolated issue and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Necessary Action | 7/10/1939 | See Source »

However, there was always a chance that a miracle might happen, and what a laugh it would be if a barkeep who trained on hops and did his roadwork in a Chevrolet were to win the world's heavyweight championship! So, one moonlit night last week, largely out of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Gallant Galento | 7/10/1939 | See Source »

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