Retreat (May 1945-Sept. 1945)
Shanghai Riverfront with Kids, Barney Rosset; Shanghai, September 1945.
Crowds at Kiangwan Airfield Greet Incoming 94th Chinese Army of Occupation , Lt. Ewing; Kiangwan, 8 September 1945.
Sailors in Shanghai, Barney Rosset; Shanghai, 1945.
US Sailors riding in pedicab.
Bund In Shanghai, Barney Rosset; Shanghai, undated.
U.S.S. Nashville in river alongside the Bund
Following the retreat of the Japanese and the retaking of the city of Liuchow by the Chinese, Barney Rosset traveled to Shanghai, where he arrived a day after the signing of the surrender. He is taken aback by the luxury and opulence of his accommodations (which include butler service and the very finest liquors). He remarks in a 12 September 1945 letter to his parents: "Shanghai may not be the nicest place in the world, but until someone can prove otherwise, most of the Americans here will think it is heaven.”