Chennault and the Wuhan Firebombing

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

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

  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

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 →

A Window To the Past

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 … Continue Reading →

Military Attache: Witness to Carnage

American Colonel William Mayer lived and worked in China from the 1920s to the mid-1940s, making him the archetypal old China hand. Luckily, one of the results of his quarter-century-long stay in … Continue Reading →

Soaring Dragon

For Roy Grinnell, one of the world’s leading aviation artists, the air war over China in the 1930s and 1940s has been a favorite subject for years. We’re proud to … Continue Reading →

China’s National Anthem: A Product of War

Among the national anthems of this world, China’s is one of the most stirring, and it’s heard increasingly when the country’s athtletes win at international events or its leaders go … Continue Reading →

Knights of the Air (II)

In the previous post, we introduced aviation artist Jim Laurier. With his kind permission, we bring you some more examples of his work, from the China and Pacific theatres of … Continue Reading →

Knights of the Air (I)

Jim Laurier, a native of New England, has created some of the most amazing aviation art in existence, and luckily for those with an interest in the war in China, … Continue Reading →