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Title: The Eagle and the Dragon : The United States Military in China, 1901-1937
Description: New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 0313272999. Contributions in Military Studies Series; Vol. 102; B&W Illustrations; 6 3/8 x 9 1/2; xxi, 239 pages; Hard cover is blue cloth with gold lettering on front and spine. Slight bumping to head and tail of spine. No DJ as issued. Illustrated with 21 b/w photographs. Pages are clean and tight, appears as if unused. 'In 1900, US troops were part of an international force that helped crush the Boxer uprising in China. When the troops were withdrawn, one infantry regiment was left behind, marking the beginning of a sporadic build-up of all branches of the US military in China. This book examines the lives of the men who served in China from 1901 to 1937, and it marks the first effort to understand how the peace-time military lived on a foreign station. It offers a glimpse of the people serving in the US armed forces on the outposts of an empire, and a chance to view how the US military reacted to its role as a colonial occupying force. Focusing on the social aspects of the armed forces rather than on strategy and tactics, Noble explores how servicemen and their families lived within a culture that was completely foreign to them....' Bibliography; index.. Fine .

Keywords: 0313272999 Cultural History; Social History; China; American History American Military History; Asian History; Boxer Rebellion; Reference; 20th Century World History; Cultural History Education American History Orient/Asia Naval/Marine/Sailing Geography W