Manchukuo Visas

This article by Neil Kaplan about visas from Manchukuo was first published on his website Our Passports. It is reproduced here with his kind permission.  September 18th 1931 was a crucial date in the … Continue Reading →

Living Heroes, Part 5

This is the fifth 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 … Continue Reading →

Living Heroes, Part 4

This is the fourth 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 … Continue Reading →

Living Heroes, Part 3

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 … Continue Reading →

Living Heroes, Part 2

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 … Continue Reading →

Living Heroes, Part 1

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. … Continue Reading →

Cloak and Dagger in China, Part 5

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, … Continue Reading →

Cloak and Dagger in China, Part 4

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 … Continue Reading →

Cloak and Dagger in China, Part 3

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. … Continue Reading →

Cloak and Dagger in China, Part 2

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. … Continue Reading →