tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post3030043585673473350..comments2024-03-28T12:29:39.157-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: Decisive Battles: Shanhaiguan, 1644FDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-36480471926261218522008-04-20T17:10:00.000-07:002008-04-20T17:10:00.000-07:00I've been reading a lot about the Opium Wars for m...I've been reading a lot about the Opium Wars for my China since 1600 class, and ran across a paper by Parks Croble of the University of Nebraska, in which he argues that we need an increased understanding of Chinese military history because it is not clear how war shaped China before the second half of the 19th century. Scholarship on the topic in the West is hampered by language barriers, while that in the PRC is hampered by political considerations. He says that even the basics are needed to move things forward - standard military histories of battles and wars. Even the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) needs more work before we will really understand how it influenced later developments, including the fall of the Qing, the development of the Guomingdang, and the rise of the CCP.<BR/><BR/>You can find the paper here: http://www.mh.sinica.edu.tw/eng/download/abstract/abstract5-1-1.pdf<BR/><BR/>Chris<BR/>http://www.historicusChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570982259687478312noreply@blogger.com