Narrative of the Battle of St. Vincent, Drinkwater

Автор: Gelber
Название: Battle for Beijing, 1858–1860
ISBN: 3319305832 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319305837
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: The ‘battle for Beijing’ is universally – and quite wrongly – believed to have been about opium. This book argues that it was about freedom to trade, Britain’s demands for diplomatic equality, and French demands for religious freedom in China. Both countries agreed that their armies, which repeatedly prevailed over Chinese ones that were numerically superior, would stay out of Beijing itself, but were infuriated by China’s imprisonment, torture and death of British, French and Indian negotiators. At the same time, the British and French also helped the empire to battle rebels and to pocket port and harbour dues. They steered carefully between their political and trading demands, and navigated the danger that undue stress would make China’s fragile government and empire fall apart. If it did, there would be no one to make any kind of agreement with; much of East Asia would be in chaos and Russian power would soon expand.Battle for Beijing, 1858–1860 offers fresh insights into the reasons behind the actions and strategies of British authorities, both at home and in China, and the British and French military commanders. It goes against the widely accepted views surrounding the Franco-British conflict, proposing a bold new argument and perspective.

Автор: Scates
Название: The Last Battle
ISBN: 1107125065 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107125063
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Richly illustrated with archival photographs and sketches, The Last Battle covers new ground in its social approach to the history of Australian soldier settlement and is an important contribution to the emerging field of repatriation studies.

Автор: Nolan Cathal
Название: The Allure of Battle: How Wars Are Won and Lost
ISBN: 0195383788 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195383782
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: The Allure of Battle is an accessible, provocative, and entertaining book that illuminates fresh debate about the conduct of warfare and the character of battle for readers of military history.