A survey of Chinese warfare, both internal and international, from the opium wars of the 1840s through to the end of Vietnam.

A survey of Chinese warfare, both internal and international, from the opium wars of the 1840s through to the end of Vietnam.

The first book in English to study this period of Chinese history, this comprehensive survey sets out the major military events in chapters and argues that war

Wong argues that the opium trade played a large causative role in the Anglo-Chinese Arrow War.

Now in a fully updated edition, this accessible text provides a balanced history of modern China in a global context. Through years of living and research in Ch