Chinese Arms and Armour

Chinese Arms and Armour PDF Author: Natasha Bennett
Publisher: Arms and Armour Series
ISBN: 9780948092893
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"The fabled treasures of China span thousands of years of history. From the exotic Silk Road to the mysterious Great Wall, China's allure is as vast as the country itself. Here, Natasha Bennett introduces the fascinating world of Chinese arms and armour in the Royal Armouries' collection. Offering a colourful insight into one of the world's earliest civilisations, she chronicles the development of personal weapons and armour from the late Bronze Age to the early twentieth century. It is ideal for anyone interested in the military and material culture of this absorbing land." --Publisher's website.

Ancient Chinese Warfare

Ancient Chinese Warfare PDF Author: Ralph D. Sawyer
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN: 046502145X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 578

Book Description
A leading historical scholar offers the definitive account of the strategies and technology that shaped the earliest Chinese dynasties--from walled defenses to chariot-driven warriors.

Oriental Armour

Oriental Armour PDF Author: H. Russell Robinson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486418189
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
Detailed, scholarly study, enhanced with over 400 illustrations, surveys defensive armor of Persia, Turkey, India, China, Ceylon, the Philippines, Korea, Tibet, and other regions. Splendid overview brings together much previously inaccessible material.

Chinese Warlord Armies 1911–30

Chinese Warlord Armies 1911–30 PDF Author: Philip Jowett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780964692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
Defeated in the Sino-Japanese War 1894–95 and the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, Imperial China collapsed into revolution and a republic was proclaimed in 1912. From the death of the first president in 1916 to the rise of the Nationalist Kuomintang government in 1926, the differing regions of this vast country were ruled by endlessly forming, breaking and re-forming alliances of regional generals who ruled as 'warlords'. These warlords acted essentially as local kings and much like Sengoku-period Japan, fewer, larger power-blocks emerged, fielding armies hundreds of thousands strong. In the midto late 1920s some of these regional warlords. This book will reveal each great warlord as well as the organization of their forces which acquired much and very varied weaponry from the west including the latest French air force bombers. They were also joined by Japanese, White Russian and some Western soldiers of fortune which adds even more colour to a fascinating and oft-forgotten period.

Chinese Weapons

Chinese Weapons PDF Author: Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description

Soldiers of the Dragon

Soldiers of the Dragon PDF Author: CJ Peers
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781846030987
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The turbulent history of China has seen many dynastic struggles over the centuries, ever since the semi-nomadic tribes of ancient China were unified under the first emperor, Cheng. From the Great Wall to the terracotta army at Xian, monuments to China's many wars, and the men who fought them, litter the landscape. This book tells the incredible story of China's armies form the first documented civilization over 3,000 years ago to the outbreak of the first Opium War with Britain in the middle of the 19th century. Written by an acknowledged expert on Chinese armies, this volume offers details of their colourful uniforms and fascinating weaponry with colour and black and white photographs, artwork, maps and diagrams.

Indian Arms and Armour

Indian Arms and Armour PDF Author: Thom Richardson
Publisher: Arms and Armour Series
ISBN: 9780948092749
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
India is a vast sub-continent with a complex history and a great array of languages, cultures and religions. This book serves as a short introduction to the exquisite weapons used in the region, focusing on the Royal Armouries' collections from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Beautiful photography is interwoven with remarkable historical and cultural detail about archery, swords, shields, daggers, firearms, artillery and elephant armour.

Islamic Arms and Armour

Islamic Arms and Armour PDF Author: Thom Richardson
Publisher: Royal Armouries
ISBN: 9780948092718
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Royal Armouries, arms and armour series"--Cover.
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