In East Asia, World War II began in July 1937 with the Japanese invasion of mainland China. The main reason for the invasion was the perception of Japans lack of living space. Japan is a mountainous country with limited arable land. From 1868 to 1930 the Japanese population grew rapidly, from 30 mil
If history, due to reasons that are too long to deal with, is predominantly led by male characters, even more so in military history, since war has been almost exclusively a matter of that sex. Now, there is no shortage in the chronicles of references to female warriors or that they stood at the he
Sukhothai Kingdom , former kingdom, north-central Thailand . It was founded in the mid-13th century when a local Tai rulers led an uprising against Khmer rule. It remained a small local power until its third ruler, Ramkhamhaeng , the kingdom c inherited . 1279. He extended h
Lvov, todays Lviv in Ukraine, belonged to Poland in 1939. On September 1, Poland was attacked by Germany. The city was located close to the border with the then USSR and consequently had not been fortified by the Poles who did not foresee such a deep retreating maneuver. However, developments wer