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Word: uneasiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1932-1932
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Stiff, unexpected Chinese resistance to the Japanese drive (which last week had been held up at Shanghai for exactly a month) was probably the factor that made Japanese Generals and Admirals uneasiest. Once in battle, a Japanese samurai ("two-sworded man") is barred by the Samurai Code from calling for help. A samurai is Lieut.-General Uyeda, Japanese military commander at Shanghai last week. When he and his army got utterly to the end of their rope, Samurai Uyeda did not call for help. But his good friend Admiral Nomura called and Tokyo sent help, sent enough troops to double...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA-JAPAN: Shanghai Gestures | 3/7/1932 | See Source »

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