Gil Hamilton wrote:
> >Japan's "Asia for the Asiatics" propaganda was a sign of military
> >expansion,
> >and was totally ignored by allied powers -- to our great loss -- and
> >surprise. In most countries, they just walked in (hell, they walked over
> >France).
>
> Hmm. "They" presumably refers to "Japan" despite the disagreement in
> number. Still, I don't recall Japan having "walked over France," so
> I can't be sure - maybe you mean the Axis powers?.
She could be referring to the Japanese takeover of French Indochina. The
Axis powers met fierce, though poorly organized, resistance in their
invasion of France. It was no cakewalk.
Marc de Piolenc
