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...battlefields northeast of Canton, darkness persisted. The Japanese who had overrun the American air bases at Suichwan and Kanhsien pressed on to Namyung, source of steel-hardening wolfram. The great airfield at Sincheng, big enough for B-29s, was lost just nine days after an army of coolies had completed the heartbreaking task of pounding the runways smooth and straight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF ASIA: The Dawn in China | 2/19/1945 | See Source »

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