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Beware the Dragon: China - 1000 Years of Bloodshed
Erik Durschmied
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Description for Beware the Dragon: China - 1000 Years of Bloodshed
Hardcover. Collisions between China and the rest of the world are among the most vexing challenges of history. This saga of mayhem and confusion, blunders and mistakes that brought the belligerents no credit, paints a coherent picture of China's rise from isolation to its emerging superpower position. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour /b & w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 794.
Beware the Dragon is all about them and us - a fast-moving tale of historic events, the reasons behind them, the decisive battles, and the bloodshed and horror they caused. Erik Durschmied's vivid survey of the fateful centuries presents a dramatic picture of how new political entities were born out of the ruins of bankrupt empires, and the borders of the world redrawn.On the morning of 9 April 1241, a rider horde came thundering from the East, and shattered the steely might of Europe's proud knights. In the early hours of 24 November 1950, another horde of ... Read more
Beware the Dragon is all about them and us - a fast-moving tale of historic events, the reasons behind them, the decisive battles, and the bloodshed and horror they caused. Erik Durschmied's vivid survey of the fateful centuries presents a dramatic picture of how new political entities were born out of the ruins of bankrupt empires, and the borders of the world redrawn.On the morning of 9 April 1241, a rider horde came thundering from the East, and shattered the steely might of Europe's proud knights. In the early hours of 24 November 1950, another horde of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780233002316
SKU
V9780233002316
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About Erik Durschmied
Erik Durschmied is the author of a series of popular international bestsellers, including The Hinge Factor: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History; and Unsung Heroes: The Twentieth Century's Forgotten History-Makers. His 15 books are translated into 18 languages, published in 28 countries. He lives in Paris and the South of France.
Reviews for Beware the Dragon: China - 1000 Years of Bloodshed
He has seen more wars than any living general - New York Times