In May of 1941, LIFE editor Henry R. Luce and his wife, Clare Boothe Luce, traveled to China to meet with Madame and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and visit the Yellow River front where the Chinese were making a stand against the invading Japanese. Two pictorials came out of the trip: China: To The Mountains is Mr. Luce's story of the trip with photos by Mrs. Luce, originally published in the June 30, 1941 edition (Madame Chiang appears on the cover). Wings Over China is Mrs. Luce's views from the same trip, published in the September 9, 1941 edition.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
CBI-related pictorials from LIFE
In May of 1941, LIFE editor Henry R. Luce and his wife, Clare Boothe Luce, traveled to China to meet with Madame and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and visit the Yellow River front where the Chinese were making a stand against the invading Japanese. Two pictorials came out of the trip: China: To The Mountains is Mr. Luce's story of the trip with photos by Mrs. Luce, originally published in the June 30, 1941 edition (Madame Chiang appears on the cover). Wings Over China is Mrs. Luce's views from the same trip, published in the September 9, 1941 edition.
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