Admiral Togo - Nelson of the East

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Clements is an author and scriptwriter whose works include An Armchair Traveller's History of the Silk Road, and a well-received biography of Carl Gustaf Mannerheim. He has also written biographies of Kublai Khan, Marco Polo and Empress Wu, as well as volumes on China and Japan in the Makers of the Modern World series. Klappentext The life of the military hero who destroyed the Tsar's navy and so became an international celebrity. Zusammenfassung This biography spans Japan’s sudden, violent leap out of its self-imposed isolation and into the 20th century. Delving beyond Togo’s finest hour at the Battle of Tsushima, it shines new light on his reluctant celebrity in America and the accumulation of peacetime experience that forged a wartime hero. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 The Last Samurai 2 The Republic of Ezo 3 Johnny Chinaman 4 Delicate Diplomaciecs 5 Princes and Prisoners 6 Sink the Kowshing 7 The Angry Dragons 8 Though Your Swords Be Broken 9 Republicans and Rebels 10 Port Arthur 11 The Battle of the Yellow Sea 12 Tsushima 13 Togo on Tour 14 The Treasure of Japan Notes Sources and Further Reading Acknowledgements Index Picture Sources

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• Autori: Jonathan Clements, Clements Jonathan
• Editore: Haus Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.06.2010
• EAN: 9781906598624
• ISBN: 978-1-906598-62-4
• Pagine: 280
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 218 mm x 22 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Japan, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Aviation & Nautical, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Naval forces & warfare, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Asian History, Naval forces and warfare, Biography: historical, political and military