AN AMERICAN IN CHINA: 1936-39 A Memoir
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Tales of Old ChinaA fascinating Web site on old China, mostly the era between 1840 to 1950. Focusing mainly on Shanghai but including other cities as well. A wealth of information and photographs. |
Frank Capra: The Battle of China See this extraordinary one-hour film, on the Internet Archive, to capture China at war. Made in 1944 by the US government, it covers major events of the late 1930s and early 40s. In spite of its propagandistic tone, it is an excellent introduction, especially to those who know nothing of this period.
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| Interactive Map of Modern China Terrific map that enlarges whole areas at the click of a mouse. Powered by EncartaMSN |
The Rape of NankingExcerpts from “The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II,” by Iris Chang (Penguin Books, 1996). See also the BBC site, Scarred by History: The Rape of Nanjing |
War Memorial of the Nanjing Massacre Extensive information on this horrific event. |
The War of Resistance Against JapanA China-based site providing much information on different aspects of the Sino-Japanese War in English. |
Old China Hand GazetteThe 2004 issue of Old China Hand Gazette, published by Old China Hand Press, known widely for its excellent illustrated books by Tess Johnston and Deke Ehr on the architecture of Old Shanghai and other subjects of Old China. |
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Extensive Wikipedia site with a great deal of detailed information and photographs. |
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A detailed account of events in war-torn China in that year.
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The Battle of Shanghai, 1937A documentation by a Swiss photographer of the devastation wrought in the city by both sides. |
U.S. Navy Yangtze PatrolInformation on the gunboats (familiar to all from the film “The Sand Pebbles”) of the U.S. Navy Yangtze Patrol. G.H. Thomas was in Chungking in 1938 when the U.S.S. Luzon brought the American ambassador and his staff from Hankow after it fell to the Japanese. |
Old China Hands Web SiteThis unusual site, based in Canada, provides information about the camps where foreign civilians in China were interned by the Japanese during WWII, presents books written by Old China Hands and tells about the true Old China Hands and their dispersal. |
| Allied Civilians in Japanese Internment Camps Between 1941 and 1945, Japan held over 13,500 civilian men, women, and children as captives in China and Hong Kong. Each one has a story to tell. Captives of Empire is their story. |
Royal Navy Gunboats in ChinaThis site discusses the history of Royal Navy river gunboats operating on the |
USS AugustaExtensive history of a heavy cruiser that figured prominently in East China in the 1930's and in World War II. Moored off the Bund in Shanghai from Aug. 1937 to Jan. 1938, the Augusta found itself with grandstand seats at an Asian war. |
Gunboat Diplomacy in ChinaA photographic essay on gunboats in China in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the various foreign powers that operated them. |
The Fourth Marines in China, From 1927 to 1941, a unit of the United States Marine Corps, the Fourth Marines, was assigned to Shanghai. \See also:
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A short philatelic history of the Yangzte Patrol by George Saqqal? OK, it's not really about stamps, but about the gunboats. Very detailed and full of interesting information. |
| On the Gunboat USS Oahu from Shanghai to Hankow A two-week roundtrip made in 1940, a year before Pearl Harbor, and three years after the start of the Sino-Japanese War. |
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An extensive list compiled by the Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School |
China Patrol of U.S. Asiatic Fleet Submarines
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Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group) The official home page of the Flying Tigers, led by C.L. Chennault. In 1939 the Japanese began to oppose Chinese resistance by sustained bombing of cities and towns in Free China. In 1940 Chiang Kai-shek instructed Chennault to go to the United States for the purpose of obtaining American planes and American pilots to end the Japanese bombing. |
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As Pearl Harbor was being attacked, 203 United States Marines in northern China were surrounded and captured by the Japanese. They spent from that day until mid September of 1945 as prisoners of war. |
Canonnières Fluviales en ChineYou've heard about the US and the British gunboats. Well, the French had them too. (and the Germans, Italians and Japanese.) Look at the Plan du Site (Site Plan) and check out the interesting pictures under Cartes Postales. A fascinating, well-designed site, all en français, but covering several nations. |
France in ChinaA very rich site, again all in French. It has a special page on the reconstruction of the French Navy building in Chungking, affectionately called the Bastille by foreigners and mentioned by G.H. Thomas in his chapter on Chungking. It also contains a section on Shameen, the foreign concession in Canton. |
Sino-Japanese War Timeline, Part 1An event by event account of the Sino-Japanese War, considered to be the start of the Pacific War. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this detailed site. Sino-Japanese War Timeline, Part 2Sino-Japanese War Timeline, Part 3 |
Books in English on Sino-Japanese War A biliography from Harvard University |
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This interesting Web travelog, with photographs, relates a modern-day bike trip from Tsingtao to Weihaiwei by an American lawyer — a trip G.H. Thomas made by foot and donkey caravan in the 1930's, as there were no roads at the time in that part of the Shantung Peninsula. There are numerous other itineraries as well for bike and China fans. |
Chefoo School of the China Inland Mission History of the interdenominational Christian preparatory school established in Chefoo in 1880. Also of interest is the following link, an account of a teacher at the Chefoo School during the Japanese occupation: Many Voices, One Story |
| China National Aviation Corps A well-document site devoted to CNAC, a pioneering American aviation company founded in 1929 in a partnership with the Chinese government. |
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ChinaSite.com is one of the most popular directories and indexes for China/Chinese related resources on the Internet. The site, which includes over 8,000 links, was first created in 1994 and is the China-themed site with the longest history. Click on “Who Link to Us” to find important China-related educational sites around the world. |
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A major portal in English and Chinese for news from China and Taiwan |
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Outstanding collection of old Peking photographs from around 1900. (Also |
Kiautschou mit der stadt Tsingtau Fascinating site with pictures, all in German, on the German colony established in Shantung in 1897.
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Ein Kapitel deutscher kolonialgeschichte in China. Eine Ausstellung des Deutschen Historischen Museum. An exhaustive site devoted to a Berlin exhibition on Tsingtao. In German, English and Chinese. |
青岛新闻网 QingDaoNews.com
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Tientsin Historical Architecture Tour A present-day tour of colonial buildings in Tienstin, now Tianjin. |
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Interesting site on "600 years of urban planning in and around Tianjin." |
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd. History of the company |
Old Buildings of Hong Kong and Shanghai by Palmer & Turner From the first two buildings of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Hong Kong, to the Cathay Hotel in Shanghai, the achievments of a distinguished architectural firm. |
Photographic Tour of Shanghai Bund Present-day views of the Bund's architecture
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Shanghai Photographs/French Collection, Lyons One of the most accurate representations of 1930's Shanghai in a comprehensive collection of original photographs and maps, many dealing with the French Concesssion and French interests in the area. Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Lyon. Note: Site may take some time to download.
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La Concessione Italiana in Cina An extremely interesting site called Trento in Cina on the Italian presence in China in the 1930's. Tientsin e dintorni, ieri e oggi. |
Storia della colonia italiana in Cina History of the Italian colony in China. L'Italia non sa di aver avuto una concessione territoriale in Cina. |
Le unità di superficie italiane in Estremo Oriente 1940-1943 A short history of Italian units in the Far East, 1940-43. In English (sort of) and Italian. L'esistenza, fin dalla fine della Guerra dei Boxer (1901) di un piccolo quartiere commerciale nazionale in terra cinese a Tientsin, obbligò infatti il governo italiano a mantenere in quello scacchiere un paio di cannoniere, la Lepanto e la Carlotto ed alcuni reparti di terra per tutelare gli interessi commerciali dei residenti italiani.
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Interesting French site on recent developments in China, for example the restoration of Tianjin's western architectural patrimony. Disposant d’un patrimoine d’environ mille maisons et bâtisses de facture occidentale, construites entre 1860 et 1940, la municipalité de Tianjin entreprend aujourd’hui leur réhabilitation à marche forcée. |
Howard French — A Glimpse of the World Articles on contemporary China by a senior writer for The New York Times |
Railway History of China until 1935 This British site is an overview of the many lines that crisscrossed China at the turn of the 20th century, mostly built by the foreign powers. A must for rail history buffs. |
Sino-Japanese War 1894-95 & Russo-Japanese War 1904-5 An extraordinary if somewhat graphic and idealized view of those wars in spectacular prints by Japanese artists of the period. The images on that site can be enlarged by clicking on them. From Massachusetts Institute of Technology but the prints are from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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An informative site from the BBC on current relations, not always smooth, between |
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