Kinmen part i last frontline of free china

The first and second crises over the Taiwan Strait’s small islands were crucial battles in a decade of relentless fighting

MUKDEN, MANCHURIA, CHINA 23 FEBRUARY – 10 MARCH 1905

In the final month of WWII, the Red Army launched a devastating strike into Manchuria, opening a new front with Japan and threatening invasion of the Home Islands

As host of the most American troops outside the United States, Japan is preparing itself amid fears of conflict between the U.S. and China

How a lethal mixture of arrogance, fear and blind faith condemned millions of Chinese to death

To mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, John Eskdale and other survivors share their harrowing memories of war and stories of hope