I had never heard anything of these Chinese who came during the First World War. Through Mr Léo Lapointe’s book* I now know a little about the terrible conditions that they experienced. Nathalie, France * Most likely refers to the novel, Le planqué des huttes by Léo Lapointe’s
Daily Archives: April 27, 2015
The difficulty of assessing China’s war loses
It is difficult to clearly evaluate China’s war losses during World War I (WWI). Firstly, defining the time period in question is a complex matter: China passed through a period of neutrality (August 1914 – March 1917), a period of severance of diplomatic relations (March 1917 – August 1917), and a period of declaration of …