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 →

Cloak and Dagger in China, Part 1

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. … Continue Reading →

The Mysterious Case of E.A.R. Fowles II

This is the second installment in a two-part series about a more than 75-year-old riddle involving a war-themed mahjong set. It belonged to a mysterious E. A. R. Fowles, who … Continue Reading →

The Mysterious Case of E.A.R. Fowles I

This is the first installment in a two-part series about a wartime riddle involving a unique mahjong set full of anti-Japanese symbolism. It belonged to an elusive E. A. R. Fowles … Continue Reading →

Stranded in Shanghai II

Thousands of foreigners were stranded in Shanghai during World War Two, among them a group of Swedish sailors unable to go home. This is the last of two instalments of … Continue Reading →

Stranded in Shanghai I

The Second World War uprooted lives across the globe, including in nations that were not directly involved in the conflict. One example was the sailor Sten Nilsson, who was born … Continue Reading →

Giving Up the Pen For the Sword II

Now in his 90s, Chinese veteran Yang Cenfeng experienced all eight years of the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937 to 1945. Below is the second and last instalment of his remarkable … Continue Reading →