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The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China - Nicola Di Cosmo

By Nicola Di Cosmo

Release Date: 2007-01-24

Genre: Asian History

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Providing original insights into Chinese military history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the only known military diary in pre-modern Chinese history, providing fresh and extensive information on the inner workings of the Ch'ing army. The personal experience of the author, a young Manchu officer fighting in inhospitable South-Western China, take us close to the 'face of the battle' in seventeenth-century China, and enriches our general knowledge of military history.

The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China - Nicola Di Cosmo

By Nicola Di Cosmo

Release Date: 2007-01-24

Genre: Asian History

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Providing original insights into Chinese military history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the only known military diary in pre-modern Chinese history, providing fresh and extensive information on the inner workings of the Ch'ing army. The personal experience of the author, a young Manchu officer fighting in inhospitable South-Western China, take us close to the 'face of the battle' in seventeenth-century China, and enriches our general knowledge of military history.

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