Comments on: Hannah Pakula: A Biographer Traces the Rise of Madame Chiang Kai-shek http://www.historynet.com/hannah-pakula-a-biographer-traces-the-rise-of-madame-chiang-kai-shek.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sun, 19 May 2013 17:44:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jack Kincade http://www.historynet.com/hannah-pakula-a-biographer-traces-the-rise-of-madame-chiang-kai-shek.htm#comment-358075 Jack Kincade Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:28:07 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681551#comment-358075 On Page 366, the author states that the Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact was signed on August 23, 1941, leaving Japan "out in the cold." Not true! The Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed in 1939, not 1941. I suspect the author is talking about the Japanese-Soviet Neutrality Pact which Japan considered rejecting following Hitler's invasion of the USSR in July of 1941. The Japanese decided to maintain the Neutrality Pact and move south instead. China, which had been wanting a Soviet declaration of war against Japan was thus "left in the cold." Right, or wrong? On Page 366, the author states that the Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact was signed on August 23, 1941, leaving Japan "out in the cold." Not true!
The Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed in 1939, not 1941.

I suspect the author is talking about the Japanese-Soviet Neutrality Pact which Japan considered rejecting following Hitler's invasion of the USSR in July of 1941. The Japanese decided to maintain the Neutrality Pact and move south instead.

China, which had been wanting a Soviet declaration of war against Japan was thus "left in the cold."

Right, or wrong?

]]> By: Hugh Greene http://www.historynet.com/hannah-pakula-a-biographer-traces-the-rise-of-madame-chiang-kai-shek.htm#comment-177396 Hugh Greene Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:41:11 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681551#comment-177396 In most of the pictures taken of Madam Chiang, she is shown wearing American USAAC/USAAF pilot's wings. Does anyone know why? In most of the pictures taken of Madam Chiang, she is shown wearing American USAAC/USAAF pilot's wings. Does anyone know why?

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