The Japanese war economy
Prof Richard Overy explains how Japan's economy was brought to its knees by a combination of naval warfare and strategic bombing

Madame Chiang Kai Shek in the US
First lady of China, Madame Chiang Kai Shek addresses the House of Representatives in Washington, discussing the American inv...

Potsdam Conference
Churchill, Truman, Stalin and later Attlee meet at Potsdam just before the war's close, where the final stages of battle are ...

The new Burma Road
With the original Burma Road cut off due to the Japanese occupation of Burma, China embarks on the building of a new Burma Ro...

Latest news from Burma
Chiang Kai Shek arrives in Burma to meet British officials and discuss the conduct of the war...

The Japanese war economy
Prof Richard Overy explains how Japan's economy was brought to its knees by a combination of naval warfare and strategic bomb...

Japanese brutality
Dr Duncan Anderson traces the origins of Japanese mistreatment of prisoners-of-war, which had not been an aspect of their ear...


