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Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek: Man & Wife of the Year - TIME

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Man of two years (1932 & 1934) was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but certainly he has not been Man of 1937. For 1937 is the first year since he became President of the U. S. that Franklin...

Share Tweet Read Later Send to Kindle Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek Email Print Share Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Mixx Del.i.cious Google+ Reprints Follow @TIME (5 of 8) Seen today, now that all this is known, the conquering advance of General Chiang —first 600 miles from Canton inland to Hankow ("The Chicago of China"); then 600 miles down the Yangtze River to Shanghai ("The New York of China") and Nanking—was not primarily a great feat of arms. General Chiang had not yet developed many of his great qualities. He was almost an out-&-out puppet

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