What War Does to Human Hearts: Interview with Geling Yan

 The Second Sino-Japanese War formed the backdrop for Chinese-born author Geling Yan’s novella 13 Flowers of War, which was adapted for the big screen as The Flowers of War. Now … Continue Reading →

Flying ‘The Hump’

This article, about one of the many American pilots who risked their lives to keep China supplied across the ‘Hump’ air route, is written by seasoned journalist George Morris. It … Continue Reading →

China’s War as History: A Paradox

How have western views of China’s role in World War Two changed over the past couple of decades? Recently, the Chinese website The Paper published an article on its history channel on this … Continue Reading →

‘Uninvited’ War and the Mongol Trophy

When Japan surrendered in 1945, the race was on to grab as much territory in China as possible. Participants included Nationalist China and the Soviet Union, but also, unknown to … Continue Reading →

China’s Schindler

This article, by Dirk de Klein, was originally carried on his website. It is reproduced here with his kind permission. Ho Feng-Shan (born September 10, 1901 in Yiyang, Hunan; died … Continue Reading →

Macao and the British reoccupation of Hong Kong

This article is part of a large online project — End of Empire — launched by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS). The idea is simple: To describe day … Continue Reading →

The Fate of Japanese Settlers in Manchuria

Large numbers of Japanese fell into Soviet hands at the end of World War Two. This happened to both soldiers (see photo above) and civilians. This article is part of a large online … Continue Reading →

A Chinese Child Soldier Speaks

Huang Meng-hou, now 84 years old and a resident of Taiwan, served as a child soldier in the army of the collaborationist government headed by Wang Jingwei (or Wang Ching-wei). In … Continue Reading →

Morning Sun!

History buffs have been spending a large part of the time since 1945 gaming World War Two. It started out as board games, often made fiendishly complex in order to capture all the … Continue Reading →

Operation Chahar, Part 2

The Nankou Campaign, sometimes known as “Operation Chahar,” broke out on August 8, 1937, and is largely forgotten today. This article, written by Eric Wu, focuses on the meaning of this campaign based … Continue Reading →