Nomonhan, 1939: The Red Army’s Victory That Shaped World War II

293 Pages·2013·2.62 MB·English

by  Stuart D. Goldman

NOMONHAN,
1939
S D. G
TUART OLDMAN

NOMONHAN,
1939
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T R A ’ V T S W W II
HE ED RMY S ICTORY HAT HAPED ORLD AR

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Nomonhan, 1939 : the Red Army victory that shaped World War II / by Stuart Goldman.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61251-098-9 (ebook) 1. Khalkhin Gol, Battle of, Mongolia, 1939. 2. Russo-Japanese Border
Conflicts, 1932–1941. 3. Mongolia—Strategic aspects. 4. Manchuria (China)—Strategic aspects. 5. Soviet
Union. Raboche-Krest?ianskaia Krasnaia Armiia—History—World War, 1939–1945. 6. World War, 1939–
1945—Causes. I. Title.
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First printing
FOR MY SISTER CAROL,
WHO CHEERED ME ON FROM THE SIDELINES
THROUGH THE DOUBLE MARATHON OF THIS BOOK, AND
PASSED AWAY JUST BEFORE I CROSSED THE FINISH LINE
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ONTENTS

LIST OF MAPS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: THE LEGACY OF THE PAST
CHAPTER 2: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT
CHAPTER 3: CHANGKUFENG
CHAPTER 4: NOMONHAN: PRELIMINARIES
CHAPTER 5: NOMONHAN: A LESSON IN LIMITED WAR
CHAPTER 6: NOMONHAN, THE NONAGGRESSION PACT, AND THE
OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II
CHAPTER 7: NOMONHAN CASTS A LONG SHADOW
EPILOGUE
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
LIST OF MAPS
MAP 1. Manchuria and Environs in the 1930s
MAP 2. Locale of Changkufeng Incident July-August 1938
MAP 3. Nomonhan Disputed Border
MAP 4. Nomonhan, May 28-29
MAP 5. July 1-3 Japanese Offensive
MAP 6. August 20-30 Soviet Offensive