Dear Daniel,
I have finished reading the book World War II Battles and Leaders. I don't know who the author is, it doesn't say. As you may have figured out this book is about the big battles and important leaders in WWII.
I have found many interesting facts in this book. One of them is that Japan was invading India. I thought the only place in Asia they invaded was China. Also, I didn't know that after Germany made a peace treaty with the Soviet Union, they attacked them for more land. I know the treaty was broken but didn't know how.
An other interesting fact in the book is what the Americans called their strategy in the Pacific to capture the islands. They called it "Island Hopping". They called it this because they would capture islands one at a time. This strategy proved effective because it made the Japanese be on the defensive for most of the war in the Pacific. Also, after the Germans captured France, the soldiers there had to fight with them. So when the American troops came to liberate them, they attacked. I found this interesting because before Germany invaded France, it was on the Allies' side. The American soldiers wore patches with the American flag on it to try to see if the French soldiers would hesitate to fire at them.
Also there were quotes that I found interesting in the book. An example is by the famous Japanese Commander Yamamoto in 1940, "I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues...I have no expectation of success.". I found this interesting because he said that he will lose if the war continues. He was the one who coordinated the attack on Pearl Harbor.
I hope you found new interesting facts in this RJ.
Your Friend,
Alexander Yan
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