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84The "Greater East Asia War" & World War 2
What difference did China make to WW2? Had Japan deployed, or been able to deploy, the major portion of its military against the other Allied Powers instead of China -- WW2 would have progressed on a different timeline and developed different results.
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81Military History: The S.A.S - Jungle Warriors
This is the strory of the SAS in Malaya, the scene of one of their greatest ever behind-the-lines successes, reliving why this particular campaign acted as the foundation for other famous and successful SAS endeavours. The SAS were an elite...
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84World War 2 – Did it begin at Pearl Harbor?
World War 2 -- Did it begin at Pearl Harbor? Strangely, almost no one is aware of the answer that has the strongest claim to validity -- 8 December 1941, Kota Bharu, British Malaya.
72Taiping Snake And Monkey 1960
That's me at age nine with the snake around my neck. Aulong Village, Taiping, 1960. Due to the poor quality of the photos, I can't tell what type of snake it was. Nobody died, as I recall, so I can only assume the snake was harmless. Dad had...
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70Garnet: A Rainbow Of Gemstone Colors
Discover the many rainbow colors of Garnet, the birthstone for January.Information about Garnets with special optical effects, like asterism and color change, and care and maintenance of Garnets. Pyrope, Almandine, Rhodolite, Tsavorite, Hessionite, Demantoid, Spessartite, Malaya, Hydrogrossular, and Blue Garnets.
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64Pepper - The Black Gold
Kerala is known as the spice garden of India. In ancient days foreigners like British , Dutch and French invaded India mainly to exploit its natural resources. The ruling parties of India found that Kerala...
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62My Antique Collection
This dragon is genuine Han dynasty period. It belongs to the Emperor. In ancient China, a dragon can only be owned by the Emperor himself and no one else. The dragon was "taken out" by an Isralie from the...
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58"REBUILDING PEOPLE'S LIVES" TORONTO UNITY CONCERT 2009
Halfway around the world, more than 7 million Filipinos continue to suffer from the after-effects of three major tropical storms which hit the Southeast Asian country and caused massive floods, landslides and...
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50A Look Back: A Fragment of Remembrance
This was a few years back, I had a cousin Chen who came to Tokyo under the sponsorship of Shiseido. a famous Japanese cosmetic company. This was a training programme. According to her, she was one of the ten...
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50Malaysia - Beautiful Malaysian Islands Part 1
Malaysia is home to a few gorgeous islands that make the perfect getaway for some time in the sun. These islands are usually popular with the local population and especially with tourists from a variety of...
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