Clash of empires: the Far Eastern War revisited

An illustrated talk by Ian Binnie on Monday 20th April 2026, 1.00 pm at Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BS.

Last year many countries commemorated V.J. Day, the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2 in the Far East. However, the conflict in Asia did not end in 1945, nor did it begin in 1941 with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Only the Soviet Union suffered more casualties than China during the war. Ian will bring a new perspective to this topic, outlining recent research and writing on what was a vicious conflict, fought on a massive scale.

Ian is a retired history teacher, amateur historian and member of several local and national history groups. He regularly gives talks on subjects as diverse as the American Civil War in film and the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in World War Two.