Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Aug 22 – 28, 1940

Aug 22, 1940: Former Wall Street financier James Forrestal becomes first US undersecretary of the navy

Aug 23, 1940: Communist forces launch major offensive against Japanese Army in several provinces of northern China

Aug 24, 1940: Japanese Army on heightened alert across north China as it is hit by a wave of guerrilla attacks

Aug 25, 1940: The last British troops leave Shanghai, departing for Singapore

Aug 26, 1940: Chinese partisans sabotage Japanese-held railway lines near ancient capital of Beijing

Aug 27, 1940: As war seems approaching, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt gains authority to call up Army Reserve and National Guard units for one year of federal service

Aug 28, 1940: Japanese government aiming for new form of society combining fascism and democracy

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