A huge collection of photos, more than 600, bring to life one of the less understood but most impactful colonial wars of the 20th century.

Philip Jowett began researching and writing military history during his mid-20s and wrote his first book in 1997. Since then he has written 32 books, including two published by Schiffer: Soldiers of the White Sun, 1931-1949 and Chinese Warlord Armies, 1916-1928.