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How the Soviets blitzed Japan in WW2

In August 1945, the Soviet Union launched a massive and largely forgotten offensive into Japanese-occupied Manchuria. Known ...
Tampa Bay Times

Soviets, Japanese among record America's Cup field

The Soviet Union, Japan and even landlocked Switzerland will be among the challengers for the 1992 America's Cup, the San Diego Yacht Club announced Sunday after a midnight deadline for entries passed ...