1st Edition
Black Flags in Vietnam The Story of a Chinese Intervention
By Henry McAleavy
Copyright 1968
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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Black Flags in Vietnam (1968) examines nineteenth-century conflict between China, Vietnam and France. For the first thousand years of its history, Vietnam had been an integral part of China, and during subsequent centuries of self-rule had acknowledged Chinese suzerainty. In the 1850s, France, seeking a base for the political and commercial penetration of southern China, occupied Saigon and the... Read more
1. The Birthpangs of Vietnam 2. Martyrs and Mandarins 3. ‘With opium in one hand…’ 4. The First French Offensive 5. The French Explore 6. The Black Flags 7. Jean Dupuis 8. Francis Garnier 9. China – Divided Counsels 10. Halliday Macartney and the Marquis Tseng 11. China’s Suzerainty Challenged 12. Henri Rivière – Tragedy Repeated 13. Hue Capitulates 14. The Rage of Liu Yung-fu 15. Peace or War? 16. France: the Day of Glory 17. Formosa and Tongking 18. Catastrophe 19. The Aftermath
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Henry McAleavy
