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714. "We bombarded all day long" Hutchinson, op. cit., p. 61. "We bombarded all day long" Hutchinson, op. cit., p. 61.

715. "Everyone expected E Company" Johnston, op. cit., p. 126. "Everyone expected E Company" Johnston, op. cit., p. 126.

716. "They brought him back to us" MCHC Donner MS. "They brought him back to us" MCHC Donner MS.

717. "I thought I might get to a pillbox" James W. Johnston, "I thought I might get to a pillbox" James W. Johnston, The Long Road of War: A Marine's Story of Pacific Combat The Long Road of War: A Marine's Story of Pacific Combat, University of Nebraska Press 1998, p. 128.

718. "I didn't recognise anything I saw" MCHC Bressoud MS, "The Way It Really Was. I Think," 1994. "I didn't recognise anything I saw" MCHC Bressoud MS, "The Way It Really Was. I Think," 1994.

719. "What do you want to treat a j.a.p" "What do you want to treat a j.a.p" The New Yorker Book of War Pieces The New Yorker Book of War Pieces, Bloomsbury 1989.

720. "He did not want to be involved" MCHC Smith MS, op. cit. "He did not want to be involved" MCHC Smith MS, op. cit.

721. "ruddy, heavy-set" ibid. "ruddy, heavy-set" ibid.

722. "Buckner had surprisingly little troops' duty" ibid. "Buckner had surprisingly little troops' duty" ibid.

723. "The enemy tactic which impressed us" USNA RG127 USMC Operations in WWII-Okinawa. "The enemy tactic which impressed us" USNA RG127 USMC Operations in WWII-Okinawa.

724. "The U.S. XXIV Corps once received" USNA RG337 Box 70 Tenth Army Report of 28.5.45. "The U.S. XXIV Corps once received" USNA RG337 Box 70 Tenth Army Report of 28.5.45.

725. "Another letter, from the father of a wounded man" MCHC Siebert Papers. "Another letter, from the father of a wounded man" MCHC Siebert Papers.

726. "I hope you're satisfied!" MCHC Carell MS. "I hope you're satisfied!" MCHC Carell MS.

727. "Oh! to see the folks" Johnston, op. cit., p. 139. "Oh! to see the folks" Johnston, op. cit., p. 139.

728. "Of course this was very, very comforting" MCHC Siebert Papers. "Of course this was very, very comforting" MCHC Siebert Papers.

729. "One of the weaknesses of the American army" ibid. "One of the weaknesses of the American army" ibid.

730. "embittered over this needless loss" MCHC Donner MS. "embittered over this needless loss" MCHC Donner MS.

731. "Much against my instincts" MCHC Siebert Papers. "Much against my instincts" MCHC Siebert Papers.

732. "With afternoon came the order" MCHC Donner MS. "With afternoon came the order" MCHC Donner MS.

733. "'It was awful, G.o.d'" ibid. "'It was awful, G.o.d'" ibid.

734. "when the bullet hit Gosman's head" Johnston, op. cit., p. 150. "when the bullet hit Gosman's head" Johnston, op. cit., p. 150.

735. "I thought of the old verse" ibid., p. 122. "I thought of the old verse" ibid., p. 122.

736. "Her touch felt like an angel's" ibid., p. 157. "Her touch felt like an angel's" ibid., p. 157.

737. "Rashly exposing himself on Tera Ridge" MCHC Carell MS. "Rashly exposing himself on Tera Ridge" MCHC Carell MS.

738. "You see, I am out of any possible danger" USAMHI Rodman Papers. "You see, I am out of any possible danger" USAMHI Rodman Papers.

739. "We took three hundred casualties in the first two days" AI Ito. "We took three hundred casualties in the first two days" AI Ito.

740. "The news came as a shock" USAMHI Henne MS, op. cit. "The news came as a shock" USAMHI Henne MS, op. cit.

741. "I can't stand it" MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit. "I can't stand it" MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit.

742. "Somehow I had never consciously" MCHC Carell Papers. "Somehow I had never consciously" MCHC Carell Papers.

743. "every once in a while" MCHC Kohn Papers, op. cit. "every once in a while" MCHC Kohn Papers, op. cit.

744. "The Marines and the army" MCHC Jenkins MS. "The Marines and the army" MCHC Jenkins MS.

745. "We were permitted, if not encouraged" MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit. "We were permitted, if not encouraged" MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit.

746. "On the ground lay the body" MCHC Donner MS, op. cit. "On the ground lay the body" MCHC Donner MS, op. cit.

747. "None of the men would own up" ibid. "None of the men would own up" ibid.

748. "I am afraid...there are many" MCHC Smith Papers, op. cit. "I am afraid...there are many" MCHC Smith Papers, op. cit.

749. "You can take this war and shove it" LC Jenkins interview. "You can take this war and shove it" LC Jenkins interview.

750. "By this time the cloths and the heads" MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit. "By this time the cloths and the heads" MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit.

751. "Your husband," "Your husband," Howorth Howorth's captain' Yeoman James Orvill Raines, Good Night Officially: Letters of a Destroyer Sailor Good Night Officially: Letters of a Destroyer Sailor, Westview Press 1994, p. 276 et seq.

752. "Cmdr. Bill Widhelm" USNA RG38 Box 4. "Cmdr. Bill Widhelm" USNA RG38 Box 4.

753. "I don't believe I'll ever forget" Cmdr. David Scott, "I don't believe I'll ever forget" Cmdr. David Scott, No Hiding Place off Okinawa No Hiding Place off Okinawa, Naval Inst.i.tute Proceedings, Proceedings, Nov. 1956. Nov. 1956.

754. "He seemed to float down" MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit. "He seemed to float down" MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit.

"Luce's crew were wryly amused" Ron Surels, DD DD552: The Story of a Destroyer The Story of a Destroyer, Valley Graphics 1994.

755. "Bombs and sh.e.l.ls" Raines, op. cit., p. 162. "Bombs and sh.e.l.ls" Raines, op. cit., p. 162.

756. "His lips were moving" Surels, op. cit., p. 130. "His lips were moving" Surels, op. cit., p. 130.

757. "They scatter like quail" USNA RG38 Box 4. "They scatter like quail" USNA RG38 Box 4.

758. "Someone yelled down the hatch" Andrew Wilde (ed.), "Someone yelled down the hatch" Andrew Wilde (ed.), The U.S.S. Emmons in WWII The U.S.S. Emmons in WWII, privately published 1998, p. 21.

759. "The first instinct of a destroyer skipper" Andrew Wilde (ed.), "The first instinct of a destroyer skipper" Andrew Wilde (ed.), The U.S.S. Douglas H. Fox in WWII The U.S.S. Douglas H. Fox in WWII, privately published 1999, p. 9.

760. "I was so tired" Surels, op. cit., p. 101. "I was so tired" Surels, op. cit., p. 101.

761. "The fighting off Okinawa became routine" Clark, op. cit., p. 227. "The fighting off Okinawa became routine" Clark, op. cit., p. 227.

762. "I expected to die" AI Hijikata. "I expected to die" AI Hijikata.

763. "By the spring of 1945" AI Iwas.h.i.+ta. "By the spring of 1945" AI Iwas.h.i.+ta.

764. "You're a lucky guy" AI Ajiro. "You're a lucky guy" AI Ajiro.

765. "What in the Philippines had been" "What in the Philippines had been" War with j.a.pan War with j.a.pan, op. cit., p. 196.

766. "We took a chance and launched" NHC Box 5 Burke file. "We took a chance and launched" NHC Box 5 Burke file.

767. "How are you? We are fine" Mitsuru Yos.h.i.+da, "How are you? We are fine" Mitsuru Yos.h.i.+da, Requiem for Battles.h.i.+p Yamato Requiem for Battles.h.i.+p Yamato, Constable 1999, p. 10.

768. "a poor ratio of hits is due to human error" ibid., p. 76. "a poor ratio of hits is due to human error" ibid., p. 76.

769. "At the instant "At the instant Yamato Yamato" ibid., p. 118.

770. "Nothing gives me greater joy" ibid., p. 89. "Nothing gives me greater joy" ibid., p. 89.

771. "The destruction of Ito's squadron" Russell Spurr, "The destruction of Ito's squadron" Russell Spurr, A Glorious Way to Die A Glorious Way to Die, Sidgwick & Jackson 1982, pa.s.sim.

772. "There can be little doubt" Quoted Philip Vian, "There can be little doubt" Quoted Philip Vian, Action This Day Action This Day, Muller 1960, p. 186.

773. " "KGV went up astern" Quoted John Winton, went up astern" Quoted John Winton, The Forgotten Fleet The Forgotten Fleet, Michael Joseph 1969, p. 114.

774. "Except for those engaged" ibid., p. 140. "Except for those engaged" ibid., p. 140.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN * MAO'S WAR.

775. "Though their enemies denounced" Snow, op. cit., p. 201. "Though their enemies denounced" Snow, op. cit., p. 201.

776. "The Communists operated in regions" AI Funaki. "The Communists operated in regions" AI Funaki.

777. "In the anti-j.a.panese war, the Kuomintang" AI Yang Jinghua. "In the anti-j.a.panese war, the Kuomintang" AI Yang Jinghua.

778. "We had to adopt the strategy" AI Zuo Yong. "We had to adopt the strategy" AI Zuo Yong.

779. "Guerrillas could not realistically engage" AI w.a.n.g Hongbin. 406 "'For us,' said Li" AI Li Fenggui. "Guerrillas could not realistically engage" AI w.a.n.g Hongbin. 406 "'For us,' said Li" AI Li Fenggui.

780. "A lot of couples whose marriages" AI Zuo Yong. "A lot of couples whose marriages" AI Zuo Yong.

781. "nothing more than a provincial government" BNA FO371/ F6140/34/10. "nothing more than a provincial government" BNA FO371/ F6140/34/10.

782. "I cannot believe he means business" ibid.; and Adrian Carton de Wiart, "I cannot believe he means business" ibid.; and Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey Happy Odyssey, Cape 1950, pa.s.sim.

783. "The Communists do not, any more" BNA FO371/F2375. "The Communists do not, any more" BNA FO371/F2375.

784. "the incandescence of personality" Davies, op. cit., p. 345. "the incandescence of personality" Davies, op. cit., p. 345.

785. "I got the impression that here" ibid., p. 347. "I got the impression that here" ibid., p. 347.

786. "Mao and the Communists" AI Yang Jinghua. "Mao and the Communists" AI Yang Jinghua.

787. "Western visitors were charmed" Philip Short's "Western visitors were charmed" Philip Short's Mao Mao, John Murray 1999, is probably the best biography for the general reader, while also commanding the respect of scholars. Jung Chang and Jon Halliday's Mao: The Unknown Story Mao: The Unknown Story, Cape 2005, makes fascinating reading as an impa.s.sioned polemic, the case for the prosecution. The book, and rival views of Mao, are exhaustively discussed in The China Journal The China Journal, no. 55, Jan. 2006. There are also, of course, many contemporary eyewitness accounts of Mao in wartime Yan'an, some of them cited above.

788. "They had an infrastructure" AI Wei Daoran. "They had an infrastructure" AI Wei Daoran.

789. "If Chinese unable put up even show" BNA WO203/291 22.12.44. "If Chinese unable put up even show" BNA WO203/291 22.12.44.

790. "at present were mostly inactive" USNA RG457 Box 24 SRH 074081 18.12.44. "at present were mostly inactive" USNA RG457 Box 24 SRH 074081 18.12.44.

791. "In addition to the reconnaissance groups" Vasily Ivanov, "In addition to the reconnaissance groups" Vasily Ivanov, I Fought the Samurais I Fought the Samurais, Moscow 2006, pp. 310, 312 (Russian-language edition).

792. "Both of us felt" Snow, op. cit., pp. 138, 161. "Both of us felt" Snow, op. cit., pp. 138, 161.

793. "Under no circ.u.mstances is any material help" BNA WO203/291. "Under no circ.u.mstances is any material help" BNA WO203/291.

794. "Seeing that the Communists have not been equipped" ibid. "Seeing that the Communists have not been equipped" ibid.

795. "despised the Chinese [and] asked" Michael Lindsay, "despised the Chinese [and] asked" Michael Lindsay, The Unknown War The Unknown War, London, Bergstrom & Boyle 1975, cited Thorne, Allies of a Kind Allies of a Kind, op. cit., p. 574.

796. "Yan'an provided the great ma.s.s" Davies, op. cit., p. 371. "Yan'an provided the great ma.s.s" Davies, op. cit., p. 371.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN * ECLIPSE OF EMPIRES.

797. "extremely busy" USNA RG457 Box 24 SRH074081. "extremely busy" USNA RG457 Box 24 SRH074081.

798. "The news is terrific isn't it?" IWM Wightman Papers 97/34/1. "The news is terrific isn't it?" IWM Wightman Papers 97/34/1.

799. "The end of the war in Europe" AI McAllister. "The end of the war in Europe" AI McAllister.

800. "Men! The war in Europe is over!" Fraser, op. cit., p. 28. "Men! The war in Europe is over!" Fraser, op. cit., p. 28.

801. "If, as reports have it" USNA RG457 Box 24 SRH074081. "If, as reports have it" USNA RG457 Box 24 SRH074081.

802. "There were cases" James Bradley, "There were cases" James Bradley, Flyboys Flyboys, Aurum Press 2003, p. 227, gives some vivid examples, but many others are to be found in contemporary files and narratives.

803. "and flesh was removed from thighs" LHA PW interrogation reports 10IR579. "and flesh was removed from thighs" LHA PW interrogation reports 10IR579.

804. "Rewarded only by silence, the launches" BNA WO203/5082. "Rewarded only by silence, the launches" BNA WO203/5082.