ARTICLE

Twice-Told Truth About Japan

Her people have no initiative, her fleet is useless for long-distance operations and as a first-class power she is a myth

January 1 1942 JAMES R. YOUNG
ARTICLE
Twice-Told Truth About Japan

Her people have no initiative, her fleet is useless for long-distance operations and as a first-class power she is a myth

January 1 1942 JAMES R. YOUNG


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