Japanese Collection (#96)

A lady playing a shamisen, a Japanese musical instrument
A Japanese lady in traditional costume plays a shamisen (also written samsin), a musical instrument with three strings

A Japanese tseng or dulcimer

The shamisen, a Japanese musical instrument
The shamisen(also written samsin), a Japanese musical instrument with three strings

Hong Kong Defence
A site in Hong Kong is blasted so that it may be redeveloped with new fortifications and facilities for military reinforcements in anticipation of Japanese attack

American pilots in China
With their leave over, American pilots board a truck and leave Chongqing (Chungking) to return to the air field where they are serving with the 14th U.S. Army Air Force in China

Chinese fighter pilot
Tom You Quon, a former Chinese fighter pilot pictured on joining the U.S. Army Air Force following the death of his wife and two children in a Japanese bombing raid Date: 1942 - 1945

Submarine in Hong Kong Harbour
A British submarine leaves Hong Kong Harbour to go on patrol. The defensive boom across the harbour has been parted to allow the submarine to exit

Chinese Nationalist army
Soldiers of the Chinese Nationalist Army stand to attention as a tank passes by during a military parade Date: 1942

Lin Biao (1907 - 1971)
Lin Biao (Piao), Chinese Communist military leader, co-leader of the Manchurian Field Army of the Peoples Liberation Army

American planes in China
In a repair hangar somewhere in China, skilled Chinese workers repair Curtiss P-40 and other American fighter planes Date: 1942 - 1945

Chinese artillery practice
In India troop trucks tow heavy field pieces into position for artillery practice by Chinese troops under the command of U.S. General Joseph Stilwell, known as Vinegar Joe Date: 1942

Chinese nurse
A Chinese nurse mends the clothes of a wounded soldier in a field hospital near the front line during the war with Japan Date: 1943

Chinese troops trained by Americans
At a base in India, An American corporal trains a Chinese gun crew to operate an American howitzer. The base was commanded by General Joseph Stilwell, known as Vinegar Joe Date: 1942

American soldiers and Chinese policeman
American soldiers watch a Chinese policeman directing traffic somewhere in China in a town near a U.S. Army base Date: 1943

Sir Douglas Haig and Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito, WW1
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and Fleet Admiral Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito of the Japanese imperial family, meeting during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Map of Japanese invasion receding by G. H. Davis
A pictorial map of the Pacific area, showing how the wave of Japanese invasion receded as a result of the Allied strategy during the Second World War

Chinese sentry guards American bomber
A Chinese sentry stands guard in the shadow of the wing of a bomber of the 14th U.S. Army Air Force at an aerodrome in China

Japanese marines decorated
Japanese Marines are decorated for their acts of bravery during the war with China Date: 1944

Chinese troops on U. S. army plane
A transport aeroplane of the U.S. Army Air Forces is used to carry Chinese soldiers to India on a mission Date: 1937-1945

Chinese Guerilla School
Early in the morning, students gather in front of a picture of Sun Yat-Sen, founder of the Chinese Republic. They salute the national flag and listen to a lecture about the latest war news

Battle of the Philippines by G. H. Davis
The crushing rout of the Japanese Navy in the Battle of the Philippines during the Second World War. A map of the operations

Truk naval base by G. H. Davis
A pictorial map of Truk, Japans main naval base, severely bombed by Admiral Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the US Navy in the Pacific

North Shensi Academy
Students attend a lecture at the North Shensi (Shaanxi) Academy for Chinese Communists Date: 1938

Chinese female police recruits
Students at the Hangzhou (Hangchow) Police School for Girls parade during the Sino-Japanese War Date: 1938

Warships in Hong Kong Harbour during the Sino-Japanese War Date: 1937 - 45

Chinese field gun
Chinese soldiers open fire on Japanese invaders during the Sino-Japanese War Date: 1937 - 45

Japanese soldiers in Shaanxi
Japanese soldiers in the Ordos Desert, in the north of the Shaanxi province, during the Sino-Japanese War Date: 1937 - 45

Chinese soldier with umbrella
A Chinese soldier during the Sino-Japanese War, in a trench half buried by earth. Alongside him is an umbrella of oiled paper. Date: 1937 - 45

Hong Kong Torpedo
A torpedo being fished out of the water in Hong Kong Harbour after being fired during defence practice exercises. Date: February 1940

Shanghai refugee kitchen
The Ward Road Camp Kitchen, in the Hongkew (Hongkou) district of Shanghai. The Kitchen prepared food for 6000 refugees each day, and people living locally also bought food from the kitchen

Madagascar strategic island by G. H. Davis
Madagascar, the strategic island to Allied communications in the East, occupied by British forces, forestalls a Japanese plot during the Second World War

Japanese warships by G. H. Davis
Japanese warships of the Second World War: peculiarities in design and construction. Date: 1942

Singapore island, vital naval base, by G. H. Davis
Singapore island: Rangoon, the gateway to the Burma Road during the Second World War. The island was a vital Allied naval base in the Far East

Chinese army in Burma
A Chinese army division on the railway line between Myitkyina and Mogaung in Burma Date: September 1944

Shanghai International Settlement
In the Shanghai International Settlement, the North China Daily News boards are studied for details of the latest developments in the European War Date: 1939

China 1938
Chinese people study a wall poster during the Sino-Japanese War Date: 1938

Shanghai 1937-38
Passing beneath two flags - the five barred banner of the Reformed Government of China and the Rising Sun of Japan - former Chinese residents of Nantao return to their homes when the French

Young China members
Young female students in the straight blue cotton dresses of Young China, also known as the Chinese Youth Party Date: 1937-1945

Chinese observation post
A Chinese observation post during the Sino-Japanese war Date: 1937-1945

Chinese boy in Baoding
A Chinese boy in the city of Baoding (Paoting) raises the Japanese flag as a patrol of the Japanese occupying force passes by

Chongqing following bombing
The Chinese city of Chongqing (Chungking), after heavy bombing by Japanese aircraft in September 1943 Date: 1943

Chongqing poor district
Stilted houses on the banks of the River Yangtze in Chongqing (Chungking), one of the poorer parts of a city that would see much suffering during the Sino-Japanese War Date: 1936

Shanghai refugees seek refuge
Chinese civilian refugees from the Nantao part of Shanghai gather outside the gates of the French Concession hoping to be admitted and find refuge Date: 1937

U. S. Gunboat Panay abandoned
Crew members of the U, S.Gunboat Panay abandon ship. The gunboat had been bombed by Japanese aircraft while anchored in the Yangtze River, outside Nanking, China even though Japan and the U.S.A

Japanese Infantry on Lunghai Railway track
Japanese infantry pour along the Lunghai Railway westward from Xuzhou (Hsuchow) following the capture of that Chinese city after a four month campaign Date: 1938

Japanese in China
Japanese troops on a Chinese boat on the Quiantang River, in the province of Zhejiang (Chekiang) during their invasion of China Date: 1937-1945

Japanese attack Chungking
Japanese troops launch an attack on Chungking (Chongqing) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. From the end of 1938 Chungking became the base and provisional capital of Chiang Kai-Sheks KMT

Wuhan policeman
A policeman in the slum district of one of the three Wuhan cities in China - Hankou (Hankow), Hanyang and Wuchang. Japanese bombing left the homes of many of the poorest Chinese residents destroyed

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