Chungking Under Bombing 1942
Posted: June 24th, 2012 | No Comments »Some stills from a 1942 United News newsreel on the bombing of Chungking in 1942 – the second or third year the Chinese capital had suffered aerial bombing.You can see the newsreel here. Of course (plug, plug) if you’re interested in wartime Chungking then you should see the Carl Crow War Diaries I edited a couple of years ago of his 1940 trip up the Burma Road and several months spent under the Blitz in Chungking.
Bombs drop across the city…
Cleaning up the city after the bombings…
the Soong sisters inspect the bomb damage…
normal life continues with the incredible uphill sedan chair carriers still working…
the streets of Chungking….1942
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