A Plain Sailorman in China (eBook)

The Life of and Times of Cdr. I.V. Gillis, USN, 1875–1943

Bruce Swanson, Don H McDowell, Nancy N Tomasko, Vance H Morrison (Autoren)

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2013
272 Seiten
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-61251-392-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This biography recounts the extraordinary life of I. V. Gillis, both as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1894 to 1919 and as a collector of rare Chinese books. China specialist Bruce Swanson captures the colorful, multi-faceted life of the man known as an innovative thinker, tactical practitioner, spy, and successful diplomat. Gillis, a second-generation Naval Academy graduate and the son of an admiral, was hailed a hero while serving aboard his first warship in the Spanish-American War and in 1907 became the first U. S. Naval Attach to China. He remained in China until his death, marrying a Chinese princess, and collecting books now housed at Princeton University.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.7.2013
• Zusatzinfo: 30 illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Neuzeit bis 1918
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-61251-392-1 / 1612513921
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61251-392-8 / 9781612513928