Chinese Militaria: A Hot New Area for Collectors
- By Peter Harmsen
- 14 January, 2016
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Chinese military items from WW2 have become more popular among collectors in recent years as China’s role in the war has become better known. However, collecting Chinese militaria involves unique … Continue Reading →
Jiangyin 1937: Battle for the Yangtze, Part 2
- By Peter Harmsen
- 25 December, 2015
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The first months of war between China and Japan in the fall of 1937 took place mostly on land and in the air. But the two nations’ navies also clashed … Continue Reading →
Jiangyin 1937: Battle for the Yangtze, Part 1
- By Peter Harmsen
- 22 December, 2015
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The first months of war between China and Japan in the fall of 1937 took place mostly on land and in the air. But the two nations’ navies also clashed … Continue Reading →
Nanjing 1937: Battle for a Doomed City
- By Peter Harmsen
- 13 November, 2015
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‘Nanjing 1937: Battle for a Doomed City’ by Peter Harmsen is now on sale. The sequel of his best-selling ‘Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze’, it tells the epic story … Continue Reading →
Second Sino-Japanese War: The PC Game
- By Peter Harmsen
- 31 October, 2015
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The Second Sino-Japanese War will soon appear as a video game, Morning Sun. Depending on the realism, e.g. attention to real-life issues such as logistics, PC games can be great … Continue Reading →
Modeling the Shanghai Battle
- By Peter Harmsen
- 21 October, 2015
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For decades, hobby modelers have been able to bring decisive battle of World War Two back to life, and with the emergence of the Internet, they are able to reach … Continue Reading →
Chennault and the Wuhan Firebombing
- By Peter Harmsen
- 3 October, 2015
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US Major General Claire Lee Chennault, the founder of the famed Flying Tigers, played a major role in the planning and execution of the firebombing of the Chinese city of Wuhan … Continue Reading →
From Germany to Yasukuni
- By Peter Harmsen
- 24 July, 2015
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It comes as a bit of surprise: A tablet with a link to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, set up in front of the German Naval Memorial in the Baltic town of … Continue Reading →
China at the Australian War Memorial
- By Peter Harmsen
- 13 July, 2015
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The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is one of the world’s main museums documenting mankind’s most destructive activity. Naturally, the War in the Asia Pacific takes up a large … Continue Reading →
Japan’s Impregnable Fortress
- By Peter Harmsen
- 5 June, 2015
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The marine’s main base was the Special Naval Landing Force’s headquarters, a building taking up two house blocks and capable of housing thousands of troops at a time. It is … Continue Reading →
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