Week 314 - Can Chiang and Mao Unite China? - WW2 - August 31, 1945

Mao Zedong takes his first ever journey by plane to go and meet with Chiang Kai-Shek. They begin what will be several weeks of talks and negotiations. However, Chiang is not aware that Josef Stalin is lurking in the background. And the Soviet Red Army is lurking in Manchuria, having defeated the Japanese there, and are giving tacit support to the Chinese Communists, whose power base is very strong in the north. As for Japan, a motley collection of Allied fleets arrives in Tokyo Bay, for Japan's surrender document is to be officially signed two days from now.

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Written by: Indy Neidell
Research by: Indy Neidell
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[WorldWarTwo]

Mark your calendars for this Monday, September 2nd! A special episode of World War 2 premieres at 19:30 CET (7:30PM CET / 1:30PM EST), followed by a live stream at 20:00 CET (8:00PM CET / 2:00PM EST). Join Indy and Spartacus as they reflect on six years of documenting the war, look towards the future, and answer your questions live!

[nont]

“Can Chiang and Mao unite China?”

Chiang and Mao: “We don’t do that here.”

[JustSomeCanuck]

The last surviving Japanese aviator from the attack on Pearl Harbor passed away this week. He was 106.

[gilwhitmore]

This Time Ghost series on World War Two has been an educational and sometimes emotional ride for the last several years. Saying thank you seems inadequate for all of the efforts it took.

[thanos_.]

This is it guys. The last regular saturday episode of the war.
What one hell of a ride!

[excelon]

Two more days... I've been watching since the the Winter War back in early 2019. Watching these videos every Saturday has become a ritual these past 6 years. Gonna be weird not watching them now.

[sam_uelson]

Every Saturday night for 6 years, and this is the final time. Timeghost, it’s been a pleasure.

[Mr]

The final Saturday episode. On my birthday which is a real treat. Watched the first episode the day after my 21st birthday and today I turn 27. Been watching for most of my 20s. A lot of happened in my life since then so thanks everybody for being there.

[oneofmanyjames-es]

Well, see you all in two days for the finale. I've been following your work since I was a 17 year old student trying to find more about the Battle of Mons, now I'm too old to understand how 17 year olds speak!

[mjeffreya]

Not a single soldier set foot before? I guess good thing the crew of the USS Barb (that “sank” the train) were sailors not soldiers.

[adelkheir]

Damn, six years gone by like the wind.
I've been watching the whole series and following it from the very first episode.
Started watching when I was 24, and now I'm 30.

[davidnemoseck]

We tend to forget people like Nicholes, since they weren't on the front lines, but they were just as important, because without people like him in the rear, the front line guys wouldn't have been able to fight properly. So, thanks for your service Nicholes.

[BryanRobison]

Thank you so much for the opportunity to share my grandfather's story, and well done making it to the end of such a wonderful weekly documentary of this conflict.

[skot]

The last regural weekly saturday episode... it has been a ride, and it has been amazing to witness. Thank you Indy, thank your Sparty, thank you Time Ghost!
Lest we forget!

[Elitist]

Next week, Douglas MacArthur on USS Missouri: ‘These proceedings are closed.’

[crazydrummer]

Anyone who hasn’t yet should start watching Indy’s week by week coverage of the Korean War. I’m going to miss these episodes every Saturday, but at least now we have another war to follow, that I would argue is just as interesting.

[spectreagent]

We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when...

[ceberskie]

Never thought Id be thinking of how sad ill be for a world war to end. What a great program guy's well done!

[janmikes]

I so much want this series to continue post September 2nd. This content, giving us real-time information on the post-war order, is to me perhaps more interesting than the wartime itself.
The coming years, full of Chinese Civil War, independence wars throughout East Asia and the Middle-East and power struggle in Central and East Europe prior to the victory of Communism, would be fascinating to go through week by week.
The Korean War Series surely is great, but it skips the key years completely

[MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay]

Thank you guys for covering this war for six years. What a journey it's been!