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Cargando... The Siege of Tsingtau: The German-Japanese War 1914por Charles Stephenson
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. A book with a narrow focus: the Japanese siege of Tsingtau. Tsingtau was besiged by the Japanese in the early days of WWI. This area was Imperial Germany's foothold in China. Japan, however, was interested in gaining its own foothold as well as acquiring Germany's territories in the Pacific. The book is an interesting read and relativly short given the limited scope. Worth a look if you are interested in WWI, the role Japan played in that conflict and how this action contributed to the later developments in WWII. Recommend. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
"A well-written, modern narrative of the political and military events leading up to, during and after the German-Japanese War of 1914."--The Australian Naval Institute The German-Japanese War was a key, yet often neglected, episode in the opening phase of the First World War. It had profound implications for the future, particularly in respect of Japan's acquisition of Germany's Micronesian islands. Japan's naval perimeter was extended and threatened the United States naval strategy of projecting force westward. The campaign to relieve Germany of Tsingtau, the port and naval base in China, and its hinterland posed a grave threat to Chinese independence. The course of the Second World War in China and the Pacific cannot be explained without reference to these events. Charles Stephenson's account makes fascinating reading. The siege of Tsingtau by the Japanese, with token British participation, forms the core of his story. He draws on Japanese and German primary sources to describe the defenses, the landings, the course of the siege, and eventual German surrender. His study will be absorbing reading for anyone interested in the campaigns of the First World War outside of Europe, in German colonial expansion and the rise to power of Japan. "Overall the volume delivers a much needed, interesting and often highly detailed overview of operations in the Pacific and the siege of Tsingtau. The volume excels especially in its detailed narrative of naval and land operations in the Pacific and in China. The geopolitical background provides a most useful introduction to the history of the region."--International Journal of Maritime History No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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