John Langellier

US Armed Forces in China 1856-1941 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Chappell, Mike

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume reveals the little-known story of the 90-year presence of American forces in China until the fall of Peking in 1941. Included is coverage of the first operations on the Pearl River in 1856 as well as US involvement in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. As China entered a chaotic period in her history, known as the years of the "Warlords", American marines also participated in numerous small-scale amphibious landings. Finally, during the later Sino-Japanese War and early into World War II, US volunteers of the "Flying Tigers" became renowned for their combat missions in support of Chinese Nationalist forces, and their aerial duels are also recounted by the author John P. Langellier, who has spent several years researching the subject in the US and China. Discover the history of these various actions and the different services involved, recreated in color artwork and illustrated with rare, previously unpublished photographs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780963662
• Artikelnr.: 38349036

Autorenporträt

John P. Langellier received his bachelor's and master's degrees in History from the University of San Diego and his Ph.D. in Military History from Kansas State University. He is the author of numerous books and monographs, including Warrior 31 Union Infantryman 1861-65 and Men-at-Arms 281 US Dragoons 1833-55.

Inhaltsangabe

· Historical background · Chronology · Bluejackets ashore
Canton, 1856 · The Boxer Rebellion, 1900: 'Handsome Jack' Myers in the Legations
Adna Chaffee and the relief expedition · Occupation, 1900
05 · The US Army at Tientsin, 1912
38 · The US Marines, 1927
41 · The 'Brown Water Navy'
the Yangtze Patrol, 1910
41 · The 'Flying Tigers', 1937
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