Under the dragon flag : My experiences in the Chino-Japanese war

A restless heir to a Lancashire cotton fortune finds his life spiraling after a reckless plunge into gambling and Parisian excess. One cold night in Manchester, a drunken sailor‑like stranger appears, shaking his hand with unexpected insistence and setting off a chain of events that pulls the narrator far from his familiar streets. As the old money fades, he is thrust into a world of duty and conflict far beyond his own making.

The memoir then follows his astonishing journey from the soot‑filled docks of England to the front lines of the Sino‑Japanese War, where he witnesses the harsh realities of battle and the clash of cultures. Told in plain, unadorned language, his recollections capture both the personal turmoil of a squandered legacy and the broader turbulence of a nation at war. Listeners will be drawn into a vivid portrait of a man caught between privilege and peril, navigating a tumultuous chapter of history through his own eyes.