Beselare Posted 9 October , 2014 Share Posted 9 October , 2014 Does anyone know if there is a useful reference book or online articles about the Chinese Labour Corps at Ypres? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 9 October , 2014 Share Posted 9 October , 2014 Not sure specifically about Ypres but do an internet search under China on the Western Front and China and the Great War and you will find quite a bit about the Chinese Labour Corps Cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 9 October , 2014 Share Posted 9 October , 2014 Hello, You should check the book by the Belgian WFA: Ten oorlog met schop en houweel... Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 9 October , 2014 Admin Share Posted 9 October , 2014 Not specific to Ypres specifically http://www.bayvieweducational.com.hk/?page_id=9 Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnMcD Posted 9 October , 2014 Share Posted 9 October , 2014 There is also a book published recently by Penguin "Chinese Labour Corps" by Mark O'Neill. Its one in a series of four or five books concerning China and the Great War. http://www.penguin.co.nz/products/9780143800316/chinese-labour-corps-penguin-special It's available here in New Zealand so must be available elsewhere. Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 10 October , 2014 Share Posted 10 October , 2014 The classic work is Daryl Klein's 'With the Chinks' published as part of Bodley Head's 'On Active Service Series' in 1919. The original is impossibly scarce but there are cheap reprints available on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 10 October , 2014 Share Posted 10 October , 2014 The book With the Chinks mentioned by Dust Jacket Collector is available on archive.org https://archive.org/details/cu31924022973196 Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbarchetta Posted 10 October , 2014 Share Posted 10 October , 2014 Don't buy 'With the Chinks', Bob - this will tell you nothing about the CLC in France, as the book ends when they land ! The book is about the gathering, training and transporting them. Better to buy 'Strangers on the Western Front' by Xu - can't recall how much it touched on Ypres specifically, but this would be an excellent modern history of their role in France. The CLC exhibition at IFF in Ypres in 2010 resulted in a book by Gu Xingqing - 'Chinese Arbeiders in WoI'. Unfortunately it is in Flemish... but has lots of good photos in! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beselare Posted 10 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2014 Thanks everyone. I hadn't expected such a large response. I now have more than enough to go on. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 10 October , 2014 Share Posted 10 October , 2014 Another good source {again not specifically Ypres} is "China on the Western Front" by M. Summerskill {1982}, available on Amazon, but rather expensive! A more accessible source is "No Labour, No Battle" by John Starling and Ivor Lee, which gives a lot of detail in only a few pages {this work is about all Labour Corps in the Great War}. Regards, Alf McM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beselare Posted 12 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2014 Hello Alf - I looked up Amazon and there is a first edition at 80GBP but the used copies are only 15GBP so affordable. I am going to enjoy quite a lot of reading. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf mcm Posted 12 October , 2014 Share Posted 12 October , 2014 Bob, My original was £6.95 in 1982, so £15.00 is a good price now. You'll find it very interesting. Regards, Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted 17 October , 2014 Share Posted 17 October , 2014 Try www.bayvieweducational.com.hk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beselare Posted 17 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 17 October , 2014 Thanks Gregory - more useful information. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbarchetta Posted 20 October , 2014 Share Posted 20 October , 2014 Yes, thanks for the link, Gregory - hadn't come across this before, but is now on Xmas list... Do you touch on their trench art production (he asks, hopefully...) ? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rum Ration Posted 20 June , 2015 Share Posted 20 June , 2015 Are these the only books published on the Chinese Labor Corps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rum Ration Posted 20 June , 2015 Share Posted 20 June , 2015 Has anyone seen this television documentary on the Chinese Labor Corps? If yes, what was your opinion of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 21 June , 2015 Share Posted 21 June , 2015 This previous thread gives details of The Chinese Labour Corps 1916-1920 by Gregory James, cover in original post. Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbarchetta Posted 22 June , 2015 Share Posted 22 June , 2015 Are these the only books published on the Chinese Labor Corps? The only other one I have come across is the book that accompanied the CLC exhibition at IFF in 2010, "Chinese Arbeiders in WO1" by Gu Xingqing. Only problem is it is in Flemish... but nice pictures!! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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