Captain Glenn F. Howell kept a detailed account of his activities in China for 62 years. His journals now make up 202 leather-bound volumes--one of the largest

From the end of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th, most Western powers maintained a naval presence in China. These gunboats protected traders

This book presents a collection of annotated English translations of German diplomatic documents—including telegrams, dispatches and reports—sent to the For

Includes the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Society.

Alone in post-World War II China, American spy Tompkins must be cautious at all times. For reasons even he himself does not understand, Tommy opts to buy a youn