to engage in further air commitments. Her troops are fully occupied either in garrisoning the more important cities or in holding the long and vulnerable lines of communication. Morale 5. (a) Fighting Forces. There are a number of factors which cause a low state of morale in the Chinese Army and so reduce its fighting value. These are the lack of equipment and ammunition, the lack of good and trained officers, particularly senior officers, the lack of military tradition in the Chinese nation and the Chinese inability ever to withstand a determined Japanese attack.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Burma China India Indochina Japan Malaya Thailand United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/115/51
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/115
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0115.051
- Keywords
- Chinese Army Allied Strategy Manpower Occupied China Economy Military Operations Japanese Army Allies Peace Proposals Chinese Nationalists Strategy Japanese Strategy Agriculture Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Morale Home Front Public Opinion Food Supplies Equipment Military Supplies Chinese Air Force Military Organisation Chinese Navy Surrender United States Army Air Force Propaganda Psychology Communications
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee United Nations
- Pages
- 6
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Lawrence Pendred Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
