A History of the Modern Chinese Navy, 1840-2020

by Bruce A. Elleman

Book Overview

This book provides a comprehensive history of the modern Chinese navy from 1840 to the present. Beginning with a survey of naval developments in earlier imperial times, the book goes on to show how China has since the mid-19th century four times built or rebuilt its navy: after the Opium Wars, a navy which was sunk or captured by the Japanese in the war of 1894-1895; during the 1920s and 1930s, a navy again sunk or lost to Japan, in the war of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367685558
• ISBN13: 9780367685553
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"