Imperial Chinese Armies 1840–1911

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Imperial Chinese Armies 1840–1911

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An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that combated the British and French during the two Opium Wars, this history goes on to trace the forces who were drawn into internal wars and rebellions in the 1850s and 60s, the open warfare in North Vietnam, the string of defeats suffered during the First Sino-Japanese war and the Boxer Rebellion. Providing an unparalleled insight into the dizzying array of troop types and unique uniforms, this is a history of the sometimes-painful modernization of China's military forces during one of her most turbulent periods of history.

Table of Contents

Introduction /Chronology /The Chinese Imperial Army of the Qing Dynasty from c.1840 – the First Opium War against Britain (1839-42), and Second Opium War/Arrow War (1856–60) against Britain and France /Muslim and provincial rebellions and clan wars, 1840–1911 /The Franco-Chinese War in Vietnam and Formosa (1884–86) – the Black Flag army /The First Sino-Japanese War (1894–95) /The modernized Imperial Army, 1895–1911 – the Boxer Rebellion and international interventions (1900) /The armies of the 1911 Revolution /Weaponry /Uniforms /Plate Commentaries

Product details

Published 21 Apr 2016
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781472814289
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 40 b/w; 8 col
Series Men-at-Arms
Short code MAA 505
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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