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minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoI’d argue the Japanese didn’t just fight one war, though. They at least managed to trounce the Russians.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoOnce. They explicitly had no interest in fighting the USSR regarding anything out of Manchuria because they knew it would ruin them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThey fell for the classic blunder- getting into a land war in Asia.
I’d argue the Japanese didn’t just fight one war, though. They at least managed to trounce the Russians.
Once. They explicitly had no interest in fighting the USSR regarding anything out of Manchuria because they knew it would ruin them.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol
They fell for the classic blunder- getting into a land war in Asia.