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Pete
12-17-2014, 06:42
The Siege of Tsingtao

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29801553

"The only battle to be fought in the Far East during World War One had a profound and lasting impact on Chinese-Japanese relations. Germany controlled the port of Tsingtao (modern day Qingdao) on the east coast of China until an Anglo-Japanese force invaded in September 1914......"

An interesting clip on the decisions made before and just after WW I.

The Reaper
12-17-2014, 09:00
Definitely a little Chinese spin on it as well.

Good historical nugget.

TR