Mercenaries and Mandarins
The Ever-Victorious Army of Nineteenth Century China
**VERY RARE**

by Richard J. Smith

Illustrated w/ MAPS


KTO Publishing, c1978, Stated First Printing, 271 pages, 1st EDITION . VERY GOOD Condition Hardcover with a VERY GOOD Condition Dust Jacket protected with a Mylar Cover. This book is ex-library with usual markings, fep removed, light soiling on fep & dj front flap and slight wear. Pages & Binding are NICE & TIGHT!



The legendary exploits of the Ever-Victorious Army under Ward and Gordon during the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864). This book attempt to place the foreign officered force in the broader historical framework of Chinese tradition, late Ch'ing social and political institutions, Sino-Western relations, and Chinese Military reform.

This book locates the Ever Victorious Army in this wider and more meaningful context, providing the fullest account to date of the Army's origin and development, organization, management, and accomplishments.



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