The Gulf War caught the imagination of the world when the US and its allies came to the rescue of Kuwait when it was invaded…
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Western Expedition to China
The British tried to entice China to open its door to Western trade by sending Lord Macartney to visit Emperor Qian Long in 1792- 94.…
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By Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan is an Irishman. These three are his most famous books on WW II. Two of them have been made into famous movies. Why…
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The Yangtze River
The Yangtze River has a mystical status in Chinese history. It is the 3rd longest river in the world. Unlike the Yellow river, it is…
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Excellent books – By Jonathan D Spence
Jonathan D Spence is a prolific historian of Chinese imperial history. Here are two more excellent books by him in my library on the great…
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By Jonathan D Spence
Jonathan D Spence is a prolific historian of Chinese imperial history. Here are two excellent books by him in my library. Emperor of China is…
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Excellent book – The Villa, The Lake, The Meeting: Wannsee and the Final Solution
27 Jan 2020 was the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by the Red army. This is a slim 150-page book…
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Omens and the Ming emperor – Tale of Two Melons: Emperor and Subject in Ming China
This 141-page book is an evocative book about the relationship between the Ming emperor and his subjects, the ambiguity of omens and the long memory…
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The liberation of the Auschwitz
27 Jan 2020 was the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by the Red army. Here are 3 books on the…
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A gem – Yangtze: Nature, history, and the river
The Yangtze is called Chang Chiang, meaning ” Long River by the Chinese. Only the Nile and Amazon are longer. {p 15}. This 211- page…
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