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The Royal Navy China Station 1864 1941

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Author : Jonathan Parkinson
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-02-20

The Royal Navy China Station 1864 1941 written by Jonathan Parkinson and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-20 with History categories.

A definitive history of the Royal Navy’s China Station. In the The Navy List for April 1864 the China Station was first shown as a separate Royal Navy Station . It remained as such until the outbreak of the Pacific War in December 1941 which was to signal the end of that era. In addition to a precis of the lives and naval careers of each of the Commanders in Chief of the China Station, this volume also gives relevant information outlining something of the concurrent internal affairs of China and Japan. Both are very different but sad tales, the former in decline towards the end of the Manchu Ch’ing dynasty and then into the chaotic 1920’s and 1930’s, and the latter increasingly adopting a militaristic attitude which was to result in their disaster of the Pacific War of 1941-1945. As a reminder of these days long gone are interwoven brief references to the British Consular Service. This is especially relevant for China, and for a shorter period for Japan during that era of extraterritoriality. Mention is also made of the British Colonial Service with whom, necessarily, the Navy worked very closely. In addition, being one important reason for it all, frequent references are made to a few British shipping and trading interests together with those of some other nations. All of these areas are linked together to give a definitive history of this very important Royal Navy Station.

The Royal Navy China Station

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Author : Jonathan Parkinson
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing
Release Date : 2018-02-28

The Royal Navy China Station written by Jonathan Parkinson and has been published by Troubador Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-28 with History categories.

A definitive history of the Royal Navy's China Station. In the The Navy List for April 1864 the China Station was first shown as a separate Royal Navy Station . It remained as such until the outbreak of the Pacific War in December 1941 which was to signal the end of that era. In addition to a precis of the lives and naval careers of each of the Commanders in Chief of the China Station, this volume also gives relevant information outlining something of the concurrent internal affairs of China and Japan. Both are very different but sad tales, the former in decline towards the end of the Manchu Ch'ing dynasty and then into the chaotic 1920's and 1930's, and the latter increasingly adopting a militaristic attitude which was to result in their disaster of the Pacific War of 1941-1945. As a reminder of these days long gone are interwoven brief references to the British Consular Service. This is especially relevant for China, and for a shorter period for Japan during that era of extraterritoriality. Mention is also made of the British Colonial Service with whom, necessarily, the Navy worked very closely. In addition, being one important reason for it all, frequent references are made to a few British shipping and trading interests together with those of some other nations. All of these areas are linked together to give a definitive history of this very important Royal Navy Station.

Gunboats Empire And The China Station

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Author : Matthew Heaslip
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-10-01

Gunboats Empire And The China Station written by Matthew Heaslip and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-01 with History categories.

Examining Britain's imperial outposts in 1920s East Asia, this book explores the changes and challenges affecting the Royal Navy's third largest fleet, the China Station, as its crews fought to hold back the changing tides of fortune. Bridging the gap between high level naval strategy and everyday imperial culture, Heaslip highlights the importance of the China Station to the British imperial system, foreign policy and East Asian geopolitics, while also revealing the lived experiences of these imperial outposts. Following their immersion into a new world and the challenges they encountered along the way, it considers how its naval officers were perceived by the Chinese populations of the ports they visited, how the two communities interacted and what this meant at a time of 'peace'. Against the changing nature of Britain's informal empire in the 1920s, Gunboats, Empire and the China Station highlights the complex nature of naval operations in-between major conflicts, and calls into question how peaceful this peacetime truly was.

Gunboats Empire And The China Station

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Author : Matthew Heaslip
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-10-01

Gunboats Empire And The China Station written by Matthew Heaslip and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-01 with History categories.

Examining Britain's imperial outposts in 1920s East Asia, this book explores the changes and challenges affecting the Royal Navy's third largest fleet, the China Station, as its crews fought to hold back the changing tides of fortune. Bridging the gap between high level naval strategy and everyday imperial culture, Heaslip highlights the importance of the China Station to the British imperial system, foreign policy and East Asian geopolitics, while also revealing the lived experiences of these imperial outposts. Following their immersion into a new world and the challenges they encountered along the way, it considers how its naval officers were perceived by the Chinese populations of the ports they visited, how the two communities interacted and what this meant at a time of 'peace'. Against the changing nature of Britain's informal empire in the 1920s, Gunboats, Empire and the China Station highlights the complex nature of naval operations in-between major conflicts, and calls into question how peaceful this peacetime truly was.

The China Station

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Author : Gerald Sandford Graham
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1978

The China Station written by Gerald Sandford Graham and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.

Deals not only with the details of the amphibious warfare which led to the capture of Peking, but also with European rivalries, American trade competition, major crises such as the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny, internal conditions in China, and missionary enterprise.

Changes And Challenges

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Author : M. Heaslip
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019

Changes And Challenges written by M. Heaslip and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.

Storm Clouds Over The Pacific 1931 1941

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Author : Peter Harmsen
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-12-01

Storm Clouds Over The Pacific 1931 1941 written by Peter Harmsen and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-01 with History categories.

“An excellent primer about World War II in Asia prior to the involvement of the United States”—part one of a fascinating history trilogy (New York Journal of Books). War in the Far East is a trilogy of books offering the most complete narrative yet written about the Pacific Theater of World War II, and the first truly international treatment of the epic conflict. Historian Peter Harmsen weaves together a complex and revealing narrative, including facets of the war that are often overlooked in historic narratives. He explores the war in subarctic conditions on the Aleutians; details the mass starvations in China, Indochina, and India; and offers a range of perspectives on the war experience, from the Oval Office to the blistering sands of Peleliu. Storm Clouds Over the Pacific begins the story long before Pearl Harbor, showing how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and long-standing geopolitics are taken into account. Harmsen demonstrates how Japan and China’s ancient enmity led to increased tensions in the 1930s, which, in turn, exploded into conflict in 1937. The battles of Shanghai and Nanjing were followed by the Battle of Taierzhuang in 1938, China’s only major victory. A war of attrition continued up to 1941, the year when Japan made the momentous decision to pursue all-out war. The infamous attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted the United States into the war, as the Japanese also overran British and Dutch territories throughout the western Pacific.

China Station 1871 1875

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Author : Gerald Walter Russell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

China Station 1871 1875 written by Gerald Walter Russell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Bangkok (Thailand) categories.

Two handwritten ships' logs appended with journals by British Royal Navy Lieutenant (later Admiral) Gerald Walter Russell during his traverses in the China Station from 1871-1875. Russell documents his time aboard the H.M.S. Vanguard and a transfer to the H.M.S. Iron Duke. The route took him from England to Gibraltar, then to Malta, to Port Said and the Suez Canal, Aden, Point de Galle, Singapore, Penang, Malacca (from which he returned to Singapore), Labuan, Manila, Hong Kong, China Coast and Nagasaki. He describes a visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok in January of 1874, noting details about the palace, nobles and court. Included is an account by Lieutenant Joshua Cole, then Gunnery Lt. H.M.S. Arethusa, of the Battle of Lissa, which took place on July 20, 1866, presumably told to Russell while upon the Vanguard.

The Coal Black Sea

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Author : Stuart Heaver
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2022-06-23

The Coal Black Sea written by Stuart Heaver and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-23 with History categories.

On the morning of 22 September 1914, just six weeks into the First World War, three Royal Navy armoured cruisers were sunk by a German U-boat in the southern North Sea. The action lasted less than 90 minutes but the lives of 1,459 men and boys were lost – more than the British losses at the Battle of Trafalgar or in the sinking of RMS Lusitania. Yet, curiously, few have ever heard of the incident. The Coal Black Sea tells the extraordinary true story of the disaster from the perspectives of the men serving on HMS Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, and the German submariners who orchestrated the attack. It also examines how the ignominious loss provoked widespread criticism of the highly ambitious First Lord of the Admiralty, the 39-year-old Winston Churchill. While the families of the victims grieved, Churchill succeeded in playing down the significance of the disaster and shifted the blame to those serving at sea to save his faltering career. Using a range of official and archival records, Stuart Heaver exposes this false narrative and corrects over a century of misinformation to honour those who lost their lives in the worst naval catastrophe of the First World War.

Last One Out

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Author : Jack Torry
language : en
Publisher: Schiffer + ORM
Release Date : 2022-03-15

Last One Out written by Jack Torry and has been published by Schiffer + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with History categories.

This is an exciting story about a newspaper reporter who risked his life on countless occasions in Nanking, Singapore, and Manila to provide people throughout the world with riveting coverage of the war in Asia. Author Jack Torry spent two and a half years reading hundreds of the subject's newspaper articles, examining scores of letters written by McDaniel's parents and sister, going through personal letters he wrote during the war, and reviewing extensive interview notes in the Library of Congress. McDaniel was the last reporter to leave Singapore before its fall to the Japanese in 1942. He escaped on one of the last ships leaving Singapore, and when it was sunk by Japanese aircraft, he and 130 others had to survive on a deserted island.