Asian history

What is the role of cultural authenticity in the making of nations?

"e;Without question, the decisive force in the Korean War was airpower.

First published in 1938, this is a collection of four Oriental tales, including 'Five Merchants Who Met in a Tea-House,' and 'Doctor Shen Fu,' a tale of a Chinese alchemist who possesses the elixir of life.

One of the cherished beliefs of those who do not know is that the logistical services of the Army lead a safe and boring life, even in the combat zone.

As a Marine combat veteran and a successful writer of fiction and non-fiction, Andrew Geer was ideally suited to tell this story of the U.

OPERATION KILLER: THE SAVAGE SLAUGHTER.

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First published in 1958, A Marine Division in Nightmare Alley is a brief but gripping narrative of the author's experiences as a young U.

The explosive, true story of a man of God turned fighter pilot who fought and prayed his way through 300 combat missions and two wars.

Pat Barham sensed a huge opportunity and jumped at the chance to be assigned to become one of the first war correspondents to report on the Korean War.

Not since Ernie Pyle have the American people taken any reporter to their hearts as they have Marguerite Higgins-the photogenic young war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune.

This is the definitive account of the history of the U.

Originally published in 1943, this is a biography of Jimmy Doolittle (1896-1993), a highly decorated officer in the United States Army Air Corps who pioneered in all phases of aeronautical achievement and commanded the Doolittle Raid on Japan during World War II.

Originally published in 1950, this is the English translation of the book written by the Buddhist chaplain in Sugamo Prison who attended the Japanese war criminals before their execution.

This book, first published during WWII in 1942, is reporter O'Dowd Gallagher's account of nine eventful months in southeastern Asia.

"e;Betio Beachhead"e; is a semi-official account of the Battle for Tarawa-the first sea-borne assault on a defended atoll-which will endure as a monument of unsurpassed heroism.

Originally published in 1952, General Willoughby's book Shanghai Conspiracy, which includes the story of Richard Sorge, is of the gravest importance because it presents a clear delineation of a worldwide pattern of Communist sabotage and betrayal which was still being practiced at the time of publication in 1952.

Here, in heart-stopping human detail, are twenty-one personal accounts from these men-stories told by the men themselves.

This book is the famous diary account of a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Marine Corps, Dr.

Recent years have offered no more human story than Dr.

Written in his own hand and finished only weeks before his death, this memoir by Gen.

In the seventh century the kingdom of Samarkand sent formal gifts of fancy yellow peaches, large as goose eggs and with a color like gold, to the Chinese court at Ch'ang-an.

Originally published in 1960, the author of this book is one of the planners of the Imperial Japanese Army's invasion of Malaya and the capture of Singapore-Colonel Masanobu Tsuji himself.

This book, first published in 1962, recounts all known cases of holdouts, or stragglers, from the Imperial Japanese army on islands in the Pacific following the end of World War II.

First published in 1961 under the German title Sadako Will Leben (meaning Sadako Wants to Live), this non-fiction book by renowned Austrian children's writer Karl Bruckner is considered his most famous work.

Here in a single volume is one of the most authoritative, thoroughly documented accounts of the U.

THIS STUDY is an assessment of one major aspect of the adjustment of Japanese Americans to the series of events comprising their removal from the communities of the Pacific Coast early in World War II, their sequestration in temporary centers under governmental control, and their eventual release.

This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.

This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.

For centuries, China was confident in its role as the 'Middle Kingdom', the undisputed cultural, economic and political powerhouse of Asia.

For centuries, China was confident in its role as the 'Middle Kingdom', the undisputed cultural, economic and political powerhouse of Asia.

Taiwan is one of the great paradoxes of the international order.

Taiwan is one of the great paradoxes of the international order.

I just lit up.

Based on the true story of her great uncle and freedom fighter Dinesh Gupta, Lions and Tigers is Tanika Gupta s most personal play yet.

Four ground-breaking plays that explore the complex relationship between England and India over more than a century, weaving together personal and political narratives.

'The foreign devils will be entranced by our performance and line our path back to Shandong with gold and cherry blossoms '1917.

As the world hurtles towards environmental oblivion, China is leading the charge.

As the world hurtles towards environmental oblivion, China is leading the charge.

In 1891 a major anti-British revolt erupted in the northeast Indian princely state of Manipur after a dangerously miscalculated attempt by the Government of India to assert its authority in the wake of a palace coup.

Enigmatic, Eminence grise, the 'power behind the throne' these phrases sum up Zhou Enlai's long and varied, but always pivotal, political career in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s to 1970s.

In nineteenth-century Punjab, a cultural tug-of-war ensued as both Sufi mystics and British officials aimed to engage the local artisans as a means of realizing their ideological ambitions.

Singapore gained independence in 1965, a city-state in a world of nation-states.

Shortlisted for the Society of Authors Translation Prize 2019At the start of the twentieth century in China, the Hans were married in an elaborate ceremony before they were even born.

Winner of the Penang Book Prize 2019Nusantaria often referred to as 'Maritime Southeast Asia' is the world's largest archipelago and has, for centuries, been a vital cultural and trading hub.

What common features can be found in the native religions of the vast Eurasian landmass?

The Mongol invasions in the first half of the thirteenth century led to profound and shattering changes to the historical trajectory of Islamic West Asia.

It was the conflict that shocked America and the world, but the struggle for peace is central to the history of the Vietnam War.