Imper Imperial Bandits: Outlaws and Rebels in the China-Vietnam Borderlands, Paperback - Bradley Camp Davis

The Black Flags raided their way from southern China into northern Vietnam, competing during the second half of the nineteenth century against othe...

Reducere. From the author of the widely acclaimed King Leopold's Ghost comes the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justi...

Publisher: Peter Lang LtdAuthor(s): Michael BroersIllustration(s): 7 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 234Publication date: 2017Dimensions...

Reducere. A refuge for outlaws at the close of the 1800s, the Arizona Territory was a wild, lawless land of greedy feuds, brutal killings and figures of endu...

Making the Chinese Mexican is the first book to examine the Chinese diaspora in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. It presents a fresh perspective on imm...

Reducere. DescriptionEarly Oklahoma was a haven for violent outlaws and a death trap for deputy U.S. marshals. The infamous Doolin gang's OK Hotel gunfight l...

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 215 x 54Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s)...

Reducere. While legislators were writing the first laws in Alabama, some miscreant citizens were already breaking them, causing disorder and fleeing the hand...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

A fictional account of gut-level combat as seen through the eyes of American and North Vietnamese participants.Publisher: Casemate PublishersAuthor...

Reducere. In their 2015 award-winning book, We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War, Doug Bradley and Craig Werner placed popular m...

Reducere. In 1972, America was completing its withdrawal from the long and divisive war in Vietnam. Air power covered the departure of ground forces, and sea...

In the 1800s, Tulare County, California, was a hotbed of desperate characters whose deadly gunplay and murderous inclinations left a trail of bodie...

Reducere. While in Vietnam, Slater Davis served in Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment in the 11th Light Infantry Brigade of the Americal Di...

Set against the terrible struggle of the English Civil War and the dark plots of the Commonwealth, Rebels and Traitors tells of soldiers, adventure...

Reducere. In this compelling narrative of capitalist development and revolutionary response, Jessica M. Kim reexamines the rise of Los Angeles from a small t...

Reducere. "Scathingly funny, downright nasty, unnervingly haunting, and ultimately heartbreaking, the stories in Better Davis and Other Stories take a very s...

Reducere. "Bradley is sharp and rueful, and a voice for a more seasoned, constructive vision of our international relations with East Asia." --"Christian Sci...

Contributor(s): Author: Mark C. ElliottIn 1644, the Manchus, a relatively unknown people inhabiting China's rude northeastern frontier, overthrew t...

Considers the important aspects of life during the Han period, when the foundations were laid for the chief political, economic, cultural and socia...

Reducere. This memoir tells the story of a Marine rifle platoon commander's time in the mountainous jungle of the northernmost province of the then Republic ...

Publisher: Mantra LinguaAuthor(s): Lindsay CampIllustration(s): Full ColourNumber of pages: 32Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 220 x 269 x 4Cover ...

Reducere. On the success of his two bestselling books about World War II, James Bradley began to wonder what the real catalyst was for the Pacific War. What ...

Reducere. Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The Understanding China Through Comics s...

Temples dedicated to Confucius are found throughout China and across East Asia, dating back over two thousand years. These sacred and magnificent s...

Reducere. From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbinding history of turbulent U.S.-China relations fro...

Real lives in modern Shanghai - a portrait of a dynamic city struggling against a repressive regime

Reducere. This memoir tells the story of a Marine rifle platoon commander's time in the mountainous jungle of the northernmost province of the then Republic ...

This volume completes Keith McMahon's acclaimed history of imperial wives and royal polygamy in China. Avoiding the stereotype of the emperor's plu...

Reducere. DescriptionAs any traveler knows, some of the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So, when a long-time NPR corresponden...

Wai-yee Li traces notions of the pleasures and dangers of things in the literature and thought of late imperial China. She considers core oppositio...

Reducere. The years 1967 and 1968. It is the height of the Vietnam War. A boy of eighteen enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps.About author(s): David Arocha has ...

Reducere. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, arguing th...

A year after the fact, the brief, deadly, biker brawl in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas on May 17, 2015 remains a ridd...

Introducing Inspector Benedict Devlin...

Real lives in modern Shanghai - a portrait of a dynamic city struggling against a repressive regime.

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. For a Kentucky rifleman who spent his tour trudging through Vietnam's Central Highlands, it was Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'."...

In 221 BCE, the Qin state conquered its neighbours and created the first unified Chinese empire in history. So began the imperial era, where dynast...

In this history of China for the 900-year span of the late imperial period, Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynastie...

When Mac MacDonald retired from the Chicago Police Department, Millie knew it was time to go after her dream of owning a bed and breakfast. Moving ...