If you want to talk about a single stretch of road that was at the heart of an historic world war, the clashing of two nations and the collapse of an empire… well, that road would have to be the Yunnan-Burma Road. In...If you want to talk about a single stretch of road that was at the heart of an historic world war, the clashing of two nations and the collapse of an empire… well, that road would have to be the Yunnan-Burma Road. In order to block this road the Japanese launched the Burma War. In order to defend it China sent 100,000 soldiers into battle. To make up for the loss of this road the American Air Force had to open up the world-famous airlift flight route called “The Hump.”展开更多
文摘If you want to talk about a single stretch of road that was at the heart of an historic world war, the clashing of two nations and the collapse of an empire… well, that road would have to be the Yunnan-Burma Road. In order to block this road the Japanese launched the Burma War. In order to defend it China sent 100,000 soldiers into battle. To make up for the loss of this road the American Air Force had to open up the world-famous airlift flight route called “The Hump.”
