David J. Silbey teaches at Cornell University's Washington, D.C., campus. He is the author of A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899 1902.
"[T]houghtful and concisely told . . . Silbey excels at the military
history. Howard W. French, The Wall Street Journal [A] concise,
lively account. Publishers Weekly Silbey furnishes fluent,
scholastically sound reading for general interest in modern Chinese
history. Booklist Recommended for readers interested in military
history as well as modern Chinese history. Allan Cho, Library
Journal In this absorbing analysis of the military history of the
Boxer conflict, David J. Silbey shows how swiftly the Boxers
learned from their foreign enemies, and how close the foreign
forces came to catastrophe. The Boxer Rebellion is a valuable
addition to our histories of warfare and revolution in China.
Jonathan Spence, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, Yale
University, and author of The Search for Modern China It is news
even to many informed Americans that the present Chinese government
has closely studied a military invasion (involving thousands of
U.S. troops) of China more than a century ago. David J. Silbey now
tells the story of that historic intervention, complete with the
formidable Chinese, European, Japanese, and American characters,
and the needed historical contexts. He has accomplished this with a
gemlike narrative that is as page-turning as it is succinct. Walter
LaFeber, Tisch University Professor Emeritus, Cornell University
David J. Silbey has done students, teachers, and general readers a
great service by presenting the Boxer Rebellion in a lucid and
compelling narrative. This book helps us to understand not just
what happened in China more than a century ago, but what is
happening there now. Michael S. Neiberg, author of Fighting the
Great War David J. Silbey has a remarkable capacity for explaining
a war from the perspective of various participants and for
presenting in a clear and efficient way the political, cultural,
strategic, and military factors that shape the course of a war.
Readers of The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China will
understand how the joint expedition in 1900 to suppress this
popular anti-foreign uprising became a significant turning point in
the miserable history of modern imperial expansion into China and
Great Power competition over it. Alan Lessoff, Professor of
History, Illinois State University"
[T]houghtful and concisely told . . . Silbey excels at the military
history. "Howard W. French, The Wall Street Journal" [A] concise,
lively account. "Publishers Weekly" Silbey furnishes fluent,
scholastically sound reading for general interest in modern Chinese
history. "Booklist" Recommended for readers interested in military
history as well as modern Chinese history. "Allan Cho, Library
Journal" In this absorbing analysis of the military history of the
Boxer conflict, David J. Silbey shows how swiftly the Boxers
learned from their foreign enemies, and how close the foreign
forces came to catastrophe. "The Boxer Rebellion "is a valuable
addition to our histories of warfare and revolution in China.
"Jonathan Spence, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, Yale
University, and author of The Search for Modern China" It is news
even to many informed Americans that the present Chinese government
has closely studied a military invasion (involving thousands of
U.S. troops) of China more than a century ago. David J. Silbey now
tells the story of that historic intervention, complete with the
formidable Chinese, European, Japanese, and American characters,
and the needed historical contexts. He has accomplished this with a
gemlike narrative that is as page-turning as it is succinct.
"Walter LaFeber, Tisch University Professor Emeritus, Cornell
University" David J. Silbey has done students, teachers, and
general readers a great service by presenting the Boxer Rebellion
in a lucid and compelling narrative. This book helps us to
understand not just what happened in China more than a century ago,
but what is happening there now. "Michael S. Neiberg, author of
Fighting the Great War" David J. Silbey has a remarkable capacity
for explaining a war from the perspective of various participants
and for presenting in a clear and efficient way the political,
cultural, strategic, and military factors that shape the course of
a war. Readers of "The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China
"will understand how the joint expedition in 1900 to suppress this
popular anti-foreign uprising became a significant turning point in
the miserable history of modern imperial expansion into China and
Great Power competition over it. "Alan Lessoff, Professor of
History, Illinois State University""
[T]houghtful and concisely told . . . Silbey excels at the military
history. -- Howard W. French, "The Wall Street Journal"[A] concise,
lively account.-- Publishers WeeklySilbey furnishes fluent,
scholastically sound reading for general interest in modern Chinese
history. -- "Booklist"Recommended for readers interested in
military history as well as modern Chinese history. -- Allan Cho,
"Library Journal"In this absorbing analysis of the military history
of the Boxer conflict, David J. Silbey shows how swiftly the Boxers
learned from their foreign enemies, and how close the foreign
forces came to catastrophe. "The Boxer Rebellion "is a valuable
addition to our histories of warfare and revolution in China. --
Jonathan Spence, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, Yale
University, and author of "The Search for Modern China"It is news
even to many informed Americans that the present Chinese government
has closely studied a military invasion (involving thousands of
U.S. troops) of China more than a century ago. David J. Silbey now
tells the story of that historic intervention, complete with the
formidable Chinese, European, Japanese, and American characters,
and the needed historical contexts. He has accomplished this with a
gemlike narrative that is as page-turning as it is succinct. --
Walter LaFeber, Tisch University Professor Emeritus, Cornell
UniversityDavid J. Silbey has done students, teachers, and general
readers a great service by presenting the Boxer Rebellion in a
lucid and compelling narrative. This book helps us to understand
not just what happened in China more than a century ago, but what
is happening there now. -- Michael S. Neiberg, author of "Fighting
the Great War"David J. Silbey has a remarkable capacity for
explaining a war from the perspective of various participants and
for presenting in a clear and efficient way the political,
cultural, strategic, and military factors that shape the course of
a war. Readers of "The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China
"will understand how the joint expedition in 1900 to suppress this
popular anti-foreign uprising became a significant turning point in
the miserable history of modern imperial expansion into China and
Great Power competition over it. -- Alan Lessoff, Professor of
History, Illinois State University
[T]houghtful and concisely told . . . Silbey excels at the military
history." --Howard W. French, "The Wall Street Journal
""[A] concise, lively account." --"Publishers Weekly
""Silbey furnishes fluent, scholastically sound reading for general
interest in modern Chinese history." --"Booklist
""Recommended for readers interested in military history as well as
modern Chinese history." --Allan Cho, "Library Journal
""In this absorbing analysis of the military history of the Boxer
conflict, David J. Silbey shows how swiftly the Boxers learned from
their foreign enemies, and how close the foreign forces came to
catastrophe. "The Boxer Rebellion "is a valuable addition to our
histories of warfare and revolution in China." --Jonathan Spence,
Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, Yale University, and author
of "The Search for Modern China
""It is news even to many informed Americans that the present
Chinese government has closely studied a military invasion
(involving thousands of U.S. troops) of China more than a century
ago. David J. Silbey now tells the story of that historic
intervention, complete with the formidable Chinese, European,
Japanese, and American characters, and the needed historical
contexts. He has accomplished this with a gemlike narrative that is
as page-turning as it is succinct." --Walter LaFeber, Tisch
University Professor Emeritus, Cornell University
"David J. Silbey has done students, teachers, and general readers a
great service by presenting the Boxer Rebellion in a lucid and
compelling narrative. This book helps us to understand not just
what happened in China more than a century ago, but what is
happening there now." --Michael S. Neiberg, author of "Fighting the
Great War
""David J. Silbey has a remarkable capacity for explaining a war
from the perspective of various participants and for presenting in
a clear and efficient way the political, cultural, strategic, and
military factors that shape the course of a war. Readers of "The
Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China "will understand how
the joint expedition in 1900 to suppress this popular anti-foreign
uprising became a significant turning point in the miserable
history of modern imperial expansion into China and Great Power
competition over it." --Alan Lessoff, Professor of History,
Illinois State University
"[A] concise, lively account." --"Publishers Weekly
""Silbey furnishes fluent, scholastically sound reading for general
interest in modern Chinese history." --"Booklist" "Recommended for
readers interested in military history as well as modern Chinese
history." --Allan Cho, "Library Journal""
""In this absorbing analysis of the military history of the Boxer
conflict, David J. Silbey shows how swiftly the Boxers learned from
their foreign enemies, and how close the foreign forces came to
catastrophe. "The Boxer Rebellion "is a valuable addition to our
histories of warfare and revolution in China." --Jonathan Spence,
Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, Yale University, and author
of "The Search for Modern China
""It is news even to many informed Americans that the present
Chinese government has closely studied a military invasion
(involving thousands of U.S. troops) of China more than a century
ago. David J. Silbey now tells the story of that historic
intervention, complete with the formidable Chinese, European,
Japanese, and American characters, and the needed historical
contexts. He has accomplished this with a gemlike narrative that is
as page-turning as it is succinct." --Walter LaFeber, Tisch
University Professor Emeritus, Cornell University
"David J. Silbey has done students, teachers, and general readers a
great service by presenting the Boxer Rebellion in a lucid and
compelling narrative. This book helps us to understand not just
what happened in China more than a century ago, but what is
happening there now." --Michael S. Neiberg, author of "Fighting the
Great War
""David J. Silbey has a remarkable capacity for explaining a war
from the perspective of various participants and for presenting in
a clear and efficient way the political, cultural, strategic, and
military factors that shape the course of a war. Readers of "The
Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China "will understand how
the joint expedition in 190
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