General Giant Horse (Feb. 12, 1940 Time Mag Capsule) One of the Chinese heores whose exploits long ago became legend was General Ma Chan-shan ("Giant Horse"). General Ma was no giant (5 ft. 8 in.) but he was an expert horseman. Thin, nervous, explosive, General Ma smoked a little opium for pleasant dreams, woke from them fresh for action at 5:30 every morning. Operating the fr north, he organized a fantastic appearing but formidable cavalry force mad up mostly of Mongols and Manchurians, whose feet almost dragged on the ground astride their Mongolian ponies. During Japan's first invasion of Manchuria, the Japanese killed someone they thought was General Ma. They were so sure of themselves that they sent home to Emperor Hirohito what they believed to be General Ma's uniform and medals. When something is told to the Emperor, it automatically beocmes irrevocable fact; it has happened. Unfortunately General ma was still very much alive. Recently, the Japanese discovered this and last week a confused force of little men surged out across the snowspet desolate plains with orders to accomplish what every one of them knew--as most Imperial Fact--to have been accomplished long ago; kill Giant Horse.
He was a pretty good fighter. I love reading about little known battles and leaders. Unfortunlatly most people on the forum are into European operations. I looked up somemore on him in google. Thanks for giving me a name to go by !
