The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China
"My Service in the Army", by Dzengseo
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- £53.99
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- £53.99
Publisher Description
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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