This title explains and illustrates the 19th-century transition of Japanese armies from traditional Samurai equipment and tactics to those of the Western world, and the armed clashes between the two cultures.
The restoration of the Meiji Imperial dynasty in 1868, after 250 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, decisively opened Japan to the outside world and the monarchy embraced modernization, including the creation of a new Westernized army. However, this modernization process was resisted by the traditional Samurai feudal nobility, leading to a series of battles.
The first clash between the two cultures came swiftly. During the Boshin War of 1868---69, a French military adviser, Jules Brunet, changed sides to join the insurgents. They won several engagements before the final crushing of the rebel Ezo Republic. After this point, the Imperial Army continued to modernize along French lines, and social changes began to impoverish Samurai noblemen, who lost their social and political role and their associated privileges.
During 1876, the powerful Satsuma Domain, around Kagoshima in southwest Kyushu, became a focus for discontent. Its leader Saigo Takamori effectively ignored the central government, and in January 1877, increasing unrest broke out into open rebellion. The Imperial forces were now much stronger, and the Navy could land troops and bombard Kagoshima. The bitter Satsuma siege and attempted capture of Kumamoto Castle finally failed in April, and the Samurai made a last stand at Shiroyama on September 24, choosing to go down fighting. This marked the final defeat and displacement of the Samurai class.
This fully illustrated title explores the fall of the Samurai in detail, examining the arms, tactics, key figures of both sides, and charting the increasing Westernization of the Imperial forces.
Автор: Brundage David Thomas Название: Irish Nationalists in America: The Politics of Exile, 1798-1998 ISBN: 019533177X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195331776 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this richly illustrated book, Robert Macieski examines Lewis W. Hine`s art and advocacy on behalf of child labourers as part of the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) between 1909 and 1917. A "social photographer", Hine created images that documented children at work throughout New England, making the case for their exploitation in the North as he had for rural working children in the South.
Описание: Drawing on more than 90 newspapers, this is a detailed analysis of British press coverage of Ireland over the course of the 19th century. It traces the evolution of popular understandings and proposed solutions to the ""Irish question,"" focusing particularly on the interrelationship between the press, the public, and the politicians.
Описание: In this important and insightful work, David Brundage tells a dramatic story of more two hundred years of American activism in the cause of Ireland, from the 1798 Irish rebellion to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
Автор: Terry Crowdy Название: French Soldier in Egypt 1798–1801 ISBN: 1841766283 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841766287 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 2226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book concentrates on the dramatic experiences of Napoleon's Army of the Orient in Egypt and the Holy Land. The experiences of fighting the Mamelukes and Turks are covered in depth, detailing desert combat, siege warfare, cavalry skirmishes and the suppression of uprisings. It examines the French treatment of prisoners as well as the fate of captured Frenchmen.
Experiences such as caring for the wounded, outbreaks of bubonic plague, and terrible retreat from Acre in 1799 are all described in detail by the men who were there. The experiences of infantry, cavalry and sea soldiers of Napoleon's Army of the Orient are brought vividly back to life.
Автор: Morris Gouverneur Название: The Diaries of Gouverneur Morris: European Travels, 1794-1798 ISBN: 0813929490 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813929491 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Цена: 12477.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In October 1794, Gouverneur Morris, Jefferson`s successor as American minister to France, left Paris forever. Instead of returning to America immediately, Morris spent the years 1794-98 travelling through Europe, continuing to keep the splendid diaries he began in Paris. This volume is the first modern edition of the diaries of those years, newly transcribed and annotated.
Автор: Jackson, Alvin Название: Ireland 17981998 2nd edition ISBN: 1405189614 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405189613 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4586.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: When first published, Alvin Jackson`s Ireland 1798-1998 received widespread critical acclaim for its analytical, skeptical and humane view of modern Irish history. Now in its second edition, Ireland 1798-1998 has been updated to include coverage of the most recent political developments.
Автор: Palliser F. W. Название: The Irish Rebellion of 1798. - Scholar`s Choice Edition ISBN: 1296025136 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781296025137 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5472.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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