WWII China
China - With Love
By Lou Glist
Travel an extinct China from your armchair and avoid
the efforts of exotic experiences.
China With Love walks you through WWII China during
the Japanese invasion period. General Stillwell ordered American officers
into the Chinese military to oversee ordnance distribution (armaments).
Originally, some two hundred were to go, but the Japanese had decimated
the Chinese military, and only seventeen were finally sent.
The author, Lou Glist, now a
Kiwanian, carefully recorded his experiences in words and pictures,
which he sent back to his wife. This China no longer exists, as the
cultural revolution eradicated the whole culture, even the money
pictured on the cover.
Glist describes the events so clearly that you can almost
smell the odors and scents of China. He drew so well you can feel the
dust on your shoes. You can feel the foreign experience of a young American
in a strange but important world on a desperate and dangerous mission,
to help the Chinese defeat the Japanese on WWII!
His art work now hangs in the Liu Chow museum and the
book is published in a Chinese edition for commemorating the event 50
years later.
Strange and colorful characters emerge, along with exotic
places and foods. All of this goes on during the famous CBI hump flyers'
excursions in their planes—cold, alone, without radar or directions
to their final destinations.
Not only will you feel China in a way you never have
before, you will also appreciate the great sacrifices our soldiers made
in WWII on the Asian fronts.
Join Officer Glist for a fascinating trip on a great
mission in a time long gone.
If you have read this far, you probably need to read
this book. We will work with you, too. You can always tell your library
to order this book. They need to buy it anyway. After all, you are not
the only one in your city with an interest in China, WWII and CBI.
Lou Glist is a graphics and
training consultant, with over 50 years of business experience. He
retired from Shell Oil Company in 1982, after 30 years of working in
the USA, Europe, the Far East and South Africa in management and
training assignments.
During the past 17 years his
cartoons, caricatures and illustrations have appeared in regional,
international, and major company publications. He has conceptualized
and written copy for major company training media and manuals. He
co-authored and illustrated the personality assessment manual for
Personalysis Corporation consultants, Personalysis: Management
System Reference Manual. He also authored and illustrated the
following:
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Performance Management;
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Effective Leadership of Learning, Course Design and
Development;
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A Guide to Instructor Selection and Conceptualization.
In 1983, his illustrations
contributed to winning a Silver Award at the International TV and
Film Festival. National distribution of his calendars and posters
dealing with health, safety and the environment has been made by a
major oil company. He has completed a mural for the Texas Children’s
Hospital, one of the world’s largest and serves in their Arts in
Medicine program as an art instructor. Glist is now president of the
Watercolor Art Society - Houston. For his service in China, Glist
was decorated by both the United States Army with the Bronze Star
and the Chinese government with the Breast Order of the Yun Hui. He
is an officer in the China-Burma-India Veteran’s Association-Houston
Basha. Always active in non-profit organizations, the author
instructs and inspires both children with cancer and urban high
school students. Lottie and he have two children and three
grandchildren. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he graduated from
University of Southern California with a B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering, attended Chouinard Art Institute and received a
Certificate in Industrial Relations from University of California at
Los Angles. Lottie and Lou have celebrated their 55th wedding
anniversary and reside in Houston, Texas.
What Others Have To Say...
"This book brings back so many memories and told in
such a marvelous way. Just felt compelled to write and thank you. Your
sketches added so much."
Paul J. Pizor, Clearwater, FL 33763
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"When I finished reading China With Love, I
felt compelled to share with you my deepest appreciation for what you
had written. I valued the cultural sensitivity you evidenced, your engaging
illustrations and deeply personal responses to your experiences...Your
sensitivity in describing what is often not obvious to others, those
things that flavor and season experience. Your "inner eye" and emotional
sensitivity came through."
Mary Noland, Houston, TX
***
"I read your book with great interest."
E. Feng, Director General
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of Houston
***
"Thank G- that your wonderful new book, China With Love was published
- for the record of truth!"
R.T. Barnhart. ,Columbia University, NY, NY
***
"It was unanimous: everyone
enjoyed your presentation, your narrative along with your
illustrations...Entertaining and informative. Thank you for sharing
your book with us!"
D.H., JCC, Houston, TX
***
"I found it interesting and as
I expected learned a lot about times and places completely
unfamiliar to me."
M.B. Pacific Palisades, CA
***
"What a great book! China With
Love. The copy, the sketches...even the cover. Terrific! As the
pages were turned, many memories of people, places, things and
happenings were recalled. It will be positioned in a place of
prominence in the educational exhibit."
Dr. Jack Gren, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Related Links of Interest
China Burma India Veterans
Association Book Review
US China Friendship News Southern Region Review
The Kiwanian
Book Review
Glist gifting
book to ex-General Doong, President of China War Veterans, Houston &
Guangzhou Evening Press Book Review (China's largest newspaper)
Southern China
Daily Review Part III
Southern Chinese
Daily Review Part III
Jason Liu Interview
with Author
Veterans
of Foreign Wars
Wartimes Journal
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