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In its 1937 invasion of China, Japan employed some 50,000 bicycle troops. Early in World War II their southern campaign through Malaya en route to capturing Singapore in 1941 was largely dependent on bicycle-riding soldiers. In both efforts bicycles allowed quiet and flexible transport of thousands of troops who were then able to surprise and ...
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Bicycle use also increased during the war; between 1929 and 1948, bicycle ownership in Shanghai increased from around 40,000 to 230,000. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In the Japanese-occupied territories, the industrialist Kojima Kazusaburo founded three bicycle factories; these formed the core of China's domestic bicycle production after the war.
Battles BC is a 2009 documentary series looking at key battles in ancient history. The show was known for its very gritty nature, visual effects similar to the film 300 and its highly choreographed fight scenes with various weapons [1]
The History Channel's original logo used from January 1, 1995, to February 15, 2008, with the slogan "Where the past comes alive." In the station's early years, the red background was not there, and later it sometimes appeared blue (in documentaries), light green (in biographies), purple (in sitcoms), yellow (in reality shows), or orange (in short form content) instead of red.
The World Wars is a three-part, six-hour event miniseries by the History Channel that premiered on Monday, May 26, 2014, (Memorial Day) airing for three consecutive nights. An extended version of the series, divided into six episodes with never before seen footage, was subsequently broadcast on H2 and in more than 160 countries on June 22, 2014 ...
After putting together one of the largest collections of WWI footage, [3] CBS News produced 26 half-hour episodes that cover the war beginning with the tensions leading up the war, the events of the conflict, and legacy of the war. The series used archival footage from various national and private archives, some of which were at that point ...
Shootout! is a documentary series featured on the History Channel and ran for two seasons from 2005 to 2006. It depicts actual firefights between United States military personnel and other combatants.