Daily Lives of Civilians in Wartime Asia: From the Taiping Rebellion to the Vietnam War

by Stewart Lone

Book Overview

In this detailed account of civilian lives during wartime in Asia, high school students, undergrads, and general readers alike can get a glimpse into the often dismal, but surprisingly resilient, lives led by ordinary people-those who did not go off to war but were powerfully affected by it nonetheless. How did people live on a day-to-day basis with the cruelty and horror of war right outside their doorsteps? What were the reactions and views of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313336849
• ISBN13: 9780313336843
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"