The devil soldier : the story of Frederick Townsend Ward /
The astonishing true story of Frederick Townsend Ward, a young American mercenary who became one of the greatest military leaders in the Chinese empire. In 1859, in the midst of the bloodiest civil war China had ever seen, Ward created the "Ever Victorious Army"--Otherwise known as the &qu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
©1992.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | The astonishing true story of Frederick Townsend Ward, a young American mercenary who became one of the greatest military leaders in the Chinese empire. In 1859, in the midst of the bloodiest civil war China had ever seen, Ward created the "Ever Victorious Army"--Otherwise known as the "Devil Soldiers" in response to the powerful rebel threat. |
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| Item Description: | Maps on lining papers. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-354) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0679411143 9780679411147 0871134624 9780871134622 |