The rise of Chinese military power, 1895-1912 /

A study of the growth of semi-personal Chinese armies and the rise of militarists to a position that permitted them to seize power upon the breakdown of the monarchic system. It traces the modernization of the land forces of the Chinese Empire and evaluates progress attained up to the establishment...

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Autor principal: Powell, Ralph L. (Autor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1955
Col·lecció:Princeton legacy library.
Accés en línia:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1078702
Taula de continguts:
  • The Chinese armies prior to 1895
  • The creation of the new-style armies, 1895-1897
  • The hundred days and the Boxer Rebellion, 1898-1900
  • Military modernization under the Empress-Dowager, 1901-1903
  • Military and administrative reform, 1904-1906
  • Progress in military training, 1904-1906
  • The collapse of the old order, 1907-1911
  • The army and the revolution of 1911
  • Conclusions