This is the third in a series of articles introducing Chinese veterans of the Second Sino-Japanese War, some of whom are now about 100 years old. The fact that a broader public can now finally learn their stories is all thanks to the Youxin Foundation, which looks after many of the old heroes. The copyright…
Reenacting major military conflicts of the past is a fast-growing activity around the world, and while the majority of reenactors stick to traditional topics such as the American Civil War or the European Theater of Operatjons during World War Two, more niche areas are also getting attention. The Second Sino-Japanese War is an example of…
This is the second in a series of articles introducing Chinese veterans of the Second Sino-Japanese War, some of whom are now about 100 years old. The fact that a broader public can now finally learn their stories is all thanks to the Youxin Foundation, which looks after many of the old heroes. The copyright of all photos on this page belongs to…
Seven decades have passed since the end of World War Two, but still there are thousands of veterans alive who fought in that epic global conflict, not least in China. Many have never told their story. The Youxin Foundation, based in the south Chinese city of Guangzhou, carries out valuable work, discovering these veterans and…
This the fifth and final in a series of articles on clandestine work conducted in China and the Far East by the British Special Operations Executive in World War Two. The articles, written by Jonathan Cole, were first carried on the blog of the National Archives and are reproduced here with kind permission. This is my fifth and…
This the fourth in a series of articles on clandestine work conducted in China and the Far East by the British Special Operations Executive in World War Two. The articles, written by Jonathan Cole, were first carried on the blog of the National Archives and are reproduced here with kind permission. ‘May you live in interesting times’…
This article by historian Robert Bickers on Chiang Kai-shek’s relationship with the British at the start of his career was first published on his blog. It is reproduced here with his kind permission. Tortoise? Leech? Snake? In the later 1930s, and especially during the 1941-45 Pacific War, Chiang Kai-shek was ‘the Generalissimo’, and was routinely…
What follows is the third in a series of articles on clandestine work conducted in China and the Far East by the British Special Operations Executive in World War Two. The articles, written by Jonathan Cole, were first carried on the blog of the National Archives and are reproduced here with kind permission. This is…
This is the second in a series of articles on clandestine work carried out in China and the Far East by the British Special Operations Executive during World War Two. The articles, written by Jonathan Cole, were first carried on the blog of the National Archives and are reproduced here with kind permission. ‘Your mission is…
This is the first in a series of articles on clandestine work carried out in China and the Far East by the British Special Operations Executive during World War Two. The articles, written by Jonathan Cole, were first carried on the blog of the National Archives and are reproduced here with kind permission. It was ‘the…
