The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China(English, Hardcover, Di Cosmo Nicola)

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The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China(English, Hardcover, Di Cosmo Nicola) is written by Di Cosmo Nicola and published by Taylor & Francis Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0700716114 (ISBN 10) and 9780700716111 (ISBN 13).

Providing original insights into Chinese military history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the only known military diary in pre-modern Chinese history, providing fresh and extensive information on the inner workings of the Ch'ing army. The personal experience of the author, a young Manchu officer fighting in inhospitable South-Western China, take us close to the 'face of the battle' in seventeenth-century China, and enriches our general knowledge of military history.