The United States 15th Infantry Regiment In China 1912 1938

Author : Alfred Emile Cornebise
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786419883

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The United States 15th Infantry Regiment in China, 1912-1938 by Alfred Emile Cornebise Pdf

Taking up its position astride the Peking-Mukden [Beijing-Shenyang] railway beginning in January, 1912, the United States Fifteenth Infantry Regiment was engaged in protecting American interests in China. The 1000 man force was especially challenged during the 1920s, those tumultuous years when warlords struggled to gain ascendancy in the Chinese Republic. Although Chiang Kai-shek established a measure of control in China by 1928, the regiment remained in China--partially to counter Japan's increasingly aggressive actions--despite considerable misgivings within and outside of the United States Army as to the feasibility, desirability, and ethical appropriateness of the policy retaining it there. The success of the Japanese in conquering much of eastern China finally compelled Washington to withdraw the regiment on March 2, 1938. This work recounts and assesses some aspects of the involvement and service of the Fifteenth Infantry Regiment during its fateful quarter of a century in the Orient between the World Wars. Also detailed is the Army's service in those years in general. Many insights are provided regarding the self-perceptions of a key generation of U.S. military personnel deployed there.

Author : Alfred Emile Cornebise
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786497706

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The United States Army in China, 1900-1938 by Alfred Emile Cornebise Pdf

A study of U.S.-Chinese relations involving the U.S. Army, this work focuses at the personnel level on the Army's service in China. While studies have been published of the U.S. Marines' and U.S. Navy's involvement in China, little attention has been given the Army's missions in this theater. Operations in China were a key part of the history and traditions of the 9th, 14th, 15th and 31st Regiments, whose coats of arms still feature dragons as symbols of their service there. Many who served in the 15th in China went on to impressive careers as general officers, prompting one soldier to ask "what other infantry regiment of those days can boast of such an alumni list?" Also covered is the 31st Regiments' involvement in Shanghai during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the prelude of the coming of World War II in Asia.

Author : Benjamin R. Beede
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Spanish-American War, 1898
ISBN : 0824056248

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The War of 1898, and U.S. Interventions, 1898-1934 by Benjamin R. Beede Pdf

A fascinating encyclopedic survey of the Spanish-Cuban/American War, the Philippine War, and the small wars between 1899 and the end of the occupation of Haiti in 1934. The name changes themselves are instructive. The usage of "Spanish-American War" ignores the fact that the war in Cuba had been largely won by the Cuban revolutionaries before US intervention, hence the new title, Spanish-Cuban/American War. The use of "Philippine Insurrection" is replaced by Philippine War, since the Philippine forces had taken much of the islands from Spain before US ground forces arrived. And guerillas or revolutionaries have replaced "bandits," the term used by the US to discredit oppositional forces. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UCSB:31205033890409

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Military Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Larry Weirather
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786499137

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Fred Barton and the Warlords' Horses of China by Larry Weirather Pdf

In the years before World War I, Montana cowboy Fred Barton was employed by Czar Nicholas II to help establish a horse ranch--the largest in the world--in Siberia to supply the Russian military. Barton later assembled a group of American rodeo stars and drove horses across Mongolia for the war-lords of northern China, creating a 250,000 acre ranch in Shanxi Province. Along the way, Barton became part of an unofficial U.S. intelligence network in the Far East, bred a new type of horse from Russian, Mongolian and American stock and promoted the lifestyle of the open range cowboy. Returning to America, he married one of the wealthiest widows in the Southwest and hobnobbed with Western film stars at a time when Hollywood was constructing the modern myth of the Old West, just as open range cowboy life was disappearing.

Author : James T. Controvich
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810883192

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The United States in World War I by James T. Controvich Pdf

With the centennial of the First World War rapidly approaching, historian and bibliographer James T. Controvich offers in The United States in World War I: A Bibliographic Guide the most comprehensive, up-to-date reference bibliography yet published. Organized by subject, this bibliography includes the full range of sources: vintage publications of the time, books, pamphlets, periodical titles, theses, dissertations, and archival sources held by federal and state organizations, as well as those in public and private hands, including historical societies and museums. As Controvich’s bibliographic accounting makes clear, there were many facets of World War I that remain virtually unknown to this day. Throughout, Controvich’s bibliography tracks the primary sources that tell each of these stories—and many others besides—during this tense period in American history. Each entry lists the author, title, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, and page count as well as descriptive information concerning illustrations, plates, ports, maps, diagrams, and plans. The armed forces section carries additional information on rosters, awards, citations, and killed and wounded in action lists. The United States in World War I: A Bibliographic Guide is an ideal research tool for students and scholars of World War I and American history.

Author : Benjamin R. Beede
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136989902

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The Small Wars of the United States, 1899-2009 by Benjamin R. Beede Pdf

The Small Wars of the United States, 1899–2009 is the complete bibliography of works on US military intervention and irregular warfare around the world, as well as efforts to quell insurgencies on behalf of American allies. The text covers conflicts from 1898 to present, with detailed annotations of selected sources. In this second edition, Benjamin R. Beede revises his seminal work, bringing it completely up to date, including entries on the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. An invaluable research tool, The Small Wars of the United States, 1899–2009 is a critical resource for students and scholars studying US military history.

Author : Benjamin R. Beede
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 779 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1994-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136746918

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The War of 1898 and U.S. Interventions, 1898T1934 by Benjamin R. Beede Pdf

A fascinating encyclopedic survey of the Spanish-Cuban/American War, the Philippine War, and the small wars between 1899 and the end of the occupation of Haiti in 1934. The name changes themselves are instructive. The usage of "Spanish-American War" ignores the fact that the war in Cuba had been la

Author : Stacie L. Pettyjohn
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780833079084

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U. S. Global Defense Posture, 1783-2011 by Stacie L. Pettyjohn Pdf

Debates over the U.S. global defense posture are not new. As policymakers today evaluate the U.S. forward military presence, it is important that they understand how and why the U.S. global posture has changed in the past. Today's posture is under increasing pressure from a number of sources, including budgetary constraints, precision-guided weapons that reduce the survivability of forward bases, and host-nation opposition to a U.S. military presence. This monograph aims to describe the evolution of the U.S. global defense posture from 1783 to the present and to explain how the United States has grown from a relatively weak and insular regional power that was primarily concerned with territorial defense into the preeminent global power, with an expansive system of overseas bases and forward-deployed forces that enable it to conduct expeditionary operations around the globe. This historical overview has important implications for current policy and future efforts to develop an American military strategy, in particular the scope, size, and type of military presence overseas. As new and unpredictable threats emerge, alliance relationships are revised, and resources decline, past efforts at dealing with similar problems yield important lessons for future decisions. The author draws recommendations out of these lessons that touch on the importance of strategic planning; the need to think globally; the desirability of a lighter, more agile footprint overseas; and more.

Author : Major Adam W. Hilburgh
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786252906

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General Walton H. Walker: A Talent For Training by Major Adam W. Hilburgh Pdf

A study of General Walton H. Walker’s career offers a lens through which to view the evolution of Army training doctrine, revealing its strengths and weaknesses over a period of nearly four decades. However, an understanding of the skills necessary to train units for combat cannot consist solely of a review of training doctrine. General Walker’s career provides valuable insights into the real-world challenges a leader experienced training an Army unit, both in war and in peacetime. The resource constraints, political realities, and physical hardships that make Army training so difficult to accomplish with skill and foresight cannot be gleaned from classroom lectures or the pages of a journal or doctrinal publication. Further, an analysis of the breakout and pursuit Walker’s XX Corps executed in Normandy, and later the performance of the Eighth Army during the first weeks of combat in Korea, reveal how General Walker applied contemporary training principles to develop combat formations that performed exceptionally well in combat. Finally, a review of current training principles demonstrates that Walker emphasized the same principles throughout his career that retain primacy in today’s Army. This reveals Walker’s lasting legacy: in addition to performing among the best of the Army’s commanders in combat, Walker set himself apart as one of the leading trainers in U.S. Army history.

Author : Alfred Emile Cornebise
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780786455751

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The Shanghai Stars and Stripes by Alfred Emile Cornebise Pdf

This work is an account of the China edition of the U.S. Army's daily newspaper, The Stars and Stripes, which was geared toward service personnel in the China Theater of Operations at the end of World War II and published for nearly a year. The book addresses Japanese repatriations, war-crime trials, the Chinese civil war and the rise of Communism as covered by the paper, and the paper's role in strengthening U.S. troop morale.

Author : Edward M. Coffman
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813142685

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The Embattled Past by Edward M. Coffman Pdf

Internationally recognized for having reinvigorated and redefined his field, distinguished military historian Edward M. Coffman is a dedicated and much-admired teacher and mentor. In The Embattled Past, several of his most important essays have been assembled into a collection that serves as an essential reference to the discipline and an initiation to the study of military history for aspiring scholars. Coffman's introduction to the volume charts his own professional journey and sets the book within the larger context of Americans' attitudes toward their military, both inside and outside of academia. The essays explore a range of critical issues in military historiography -- such as strategies for conducting oral history and research methodologies -- and examine questions at the heart of the field. Included are two seminal essays on World War I, which provide a fascinating overview of American war strategies and illuminate the reasons why so many historians have ignored this critical turning point in twentieth-century history. The volume concludes with an unpublished essay detailing Coffman's experience of interviewing General Douglas MacArthur in 1960. This exciting new book offers readers insights into more than two hundred years of United States military history while also providing a comprehensive overview of Coffman's stellar contributions to the field. Important and engaging, The Embattled Past is a primer on the profession from one of the most honored scholars of our time.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1504 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UIUC:30112083099884

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Army by Anonim Pdf

Author : Raymond K. Bluhm
Publisher : Universe Publishing(NY)
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073630546

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World War II by Raymond K. Bluhm Pdf

Friesen links the media studies of Harold Innis to the social history of recent decades. The result is a framework for Canadian history as told by ordinary people.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : STANFORD:36105071174630

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The Journal of Military History by Anonim Pdf

Includes scholarly articles and book reviews on topics in military history.