Author: Robert Samuel Rantoul
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Frederick Townsend Ward; Organizer and First Commander of the "Ever Victorious Army" in the Tai Ping Rebellion. By Robert S. Rantoul
Author: Robert Samuel Rantoul
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Frederick Townsend Ward and the Ever-Victorious Army
Author: Richard Joseph Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
The Devil Soldier
Author: Caleb Carr
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679761284
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
“So marvelously improbable, so rich in exotic detail, that if often reads more like a historical thriller than the serious work of history that it is.”—Los Angeles Times With the same flair for history and narrative that distinguished his bestseller, The Alienist, Caleb Carr tells the incredible story of Frederick Townsend Ward, the American mercenary who fought for the emperor of China in the Taiping rebellion, history's bloodiest civil war. The Devil Soldier is a thrilling, masterfully researched biography of the kind of adventurer the world no longer sees. Praise for The Devil Soldier “If ever a book of history were made for the movies, Caleb Carr's The Devil Soldier is it.”—Chicago Tribune “Good, thorough, scholarly but absorbing.”—Edward Rice, author of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679761284
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
“So marvelously improbable, so rich in exotic detail, that if often reads more like a historical thriller than the serious work of history that it is.”—Los Angeles Times With the same flair for history and narrative that distinguished his bestseller, The Alienist, Caleb Carr tells the incredible story of Frederick Townsend Ward, the American mercenary who fought for the emperor of China in the Taiping rebellion, history's bloodiest civil war. The Devil Soldier is a thrilling, masterfully researched biography of the kind of adventurer the world no longer sees. Praise for The Devil Soldier “If ever a book of history were made for the movies, Caleb Carr's The Devil Soldier is it.”—Chicago Tribune “Good, thorough, scholarly but absorbing.”—Edward Rice, author of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton
In the Days of the Taipings
Author: Hosea Ballou Morse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
A Journal of the Chinese Civil War, 1864
Author: Prosper Giquel
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The War Chronicles: From Flintlocks to Machine Guns
Author: Joseph Cummins
Publisher: Fair Winds
ISBN: 1616734043
Category : Military history, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Publisher: Fair Winds
ISBN: 1616734043
Category : Military history, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem
Author: Ralph Delahaye Paine
Publisher:
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Revolutionary Armies in the Modern Era
Author: S.P. Mackenzie
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135091196
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This presents a major re-evaluation of the standard view of revolutionary armies, the range of attitudes towards the role of heroic individuals, the formation and leadership of armies, and the differences and similarities between such armies. Beginning with an exploration of the New Model Army of the 1640s, a force whose name itself seems to denote its revolutionary credentials, the author presents ten case studies from around the globe, including the American War of Independence, The French Revolution, The Zulu-Boer War, the Waffen SS and the Viet-Cong. Through a detailed analysis of source material, he examines the images connected with these armies, both historical and recent, and assesses these images in their socio-political and nationalist contexts.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135091196
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This presents a major re-evaluation of the standard view of revolutionary armies, the range of attitudes towards the role of heroic individuals, the formation and leadership of armies, and the differences and similarities between such armies. Beginning with an exploration of the New Model Army of the 1640s, a force whose name itself seems to denote its revolutionary credentials, the author presents ten case studies from around the globe, including the American War of Independence, The French Revolution, The Zulu-Boer War, the Waffen SS and the Viet-Cong. Through a detailed analysis of source material, he examines the images connected with these armies, both historical and recent, and assesses these images in their socio-political and nationalist contexts.
Public Documents of Massachusetts
Author: Massachusetts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 1600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 1600
Book Description
Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History
Author: Larry M. Wortzel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1567509762
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Tracking the evolution of the Red Army through the war against Japan and the Chinese civil war, Wortzel's book provides a comprehensive basic reference focusing on the major events, people, and issues that have produced the historical legacy of the People's Liberation Army. Placing contemporary Chinese military history in the context of China's 19th century clashes with the West and Japan, Wortzel illustrates how the imposition of unequal treaties by foreign powers conditioned China's 20th century defense forces and actions and explains how the Communist military forces developed. It also shows how fractionalization in the Communist military leadership led to the Cultural Revolution and Mao Zedong's purges. Drawing on a substantial number of sources available only in Chinese as well as on English-language secondary sources, the book provides a basic reference aimed at orienting the nonspecialist to the significant events and people in China's recent military history. The book will also provide a quick reference for the specialist in Chinese history.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1567509762
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Tracking the evolution of the Red Army through the war against Japan and the Chinese civil war, Wortzel's book provides a comprehensive basic reference focusing on the major events, people, and issues that have produced the historical legacy of the People's Liberation Army. Placing contemporary Chinese military history in the context of China's 19th century clashes with the West and Japan, Wortzel illustrates how the imposition of unequal treaties by foreign powers conditioned China's 20th century defense forces and actions and explains how the Communist military forces developed. It also shows how fractionalization in the Communist military leadership led to the Cultural Revolution and Mao Zedong's purges. Drawing on a substantial number of sources available only in Chinese as well as on English-language secondary sources, the book provides a basic reference aimed at orienting the nonspecialist to the significant events and people in China's recent military history. The book will also provide a quick reference for the specialist in Chinese history.