| Description |
1 online resource (229 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Maritime Series ; v. 3105 |
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Maritime Series
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| Contents |
01 China and japan in the second half of the 19th century; Introduction; 02 Genesis of the conflict; 03 Comparative strength of belligerents and their war plans; 04 Developments in Korea, June and July 1894; 05 Battle of Pungdo; 06 Sinking of the Kow Shing; 07 Battle of Syonghoan; 08 Operations of the Peiyang Fleet in the first month of the war; 09 Japanese landing operations in Korea and teh battle of Phyongyang; 10 Battle of Yalu; 11 Japanese landing at Huayuank'ou; 12 The Japanese capture of Kinchou and Talien |
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13 Operations of the Peiyang Fleet following the landing of the 2nd Army at Huayuank'ou14 The battle for Port Arthur; 15 The Japanese landing at Jungch'eng; 16 Storming of Weihaiwei; 17 Naval operations during the storming of Weihaiwei; 18 Attacks of the Japanese torpedo boats against the Chinese warships at Weihaiwei; 19 Death of the Peiyang Fleet; 20 Military operations in Manchuria; 21 Peace negotiations and the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki; 22 Capture of the Pescadores; 23 Capture of Taiwan; 24 Assessment of the military operations; Appendices; Bibliography; Ships Indeks |
| Summary |
This new book covers the Sino-Japan Naval War 1894-1895, a little-known part of late 19thC naval history. The First Sino-Japanese War (1 August 1894 - 17 April 1895) was fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea. After more than six months of continuous successes by the Japanese army and naval forces, as well as the loss of the Chinese port of Weihai, the Qing leadership sued for peace in February 1895. The background, operations and outcomes are described in detail. All the ships involved, both Japanese and Chinese, are described and illustrated with fu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 16, 2014) |
| Subject |
Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895 -- History
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War (International law) -- History
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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War (International law)
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| SUBJECT |
China -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9788363678517 |
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8363678511 |
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