Bayonets to Lhasa
Title | Bayonets to Lhasa PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Fleming |
Publisher | |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | British |
ISBN |
Bayonets to Lhasa
Title | Bayonets to Lhasa PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Fleming |
Publisher | Tauris Parke Paperbacks |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-07-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781848856981 |
The British invasion of Tibet in 1904 is one of the strangest events in British imperial history. Planned by Lord Curzon as a strategic move in the Great Game, the incursion was in fact ill-conceived and inspired by only the weakest of motivations. Led by the soldier, explorer, and mystic Francis Younghusband, the mission—doomed from the very beginning—became caught in political cross-fire and the distant and destructive machinations of China and England and ended in ignominy and disappointment. Peter Fleming's Bayonets to Lhasa is a gripping depiction of this unusual chain of events, its charismatic protagonists, and the repercussions that continue to be felt throughout the region.
Bayonets to Lhasa; the First Full Account of the British Invasion of Tibet in 1904
Title | Bayonets to Lhasa; the First Full Account of the British Invasion of Tibet in 1904 PDF eBook |
Author | Peter 1907-1971 Fleming |
Publisher | Hassell Street Press |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2021-09-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781014924681 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Bayonets to Lhasa
Title | Bayonets to Lhasa PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Fleming |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780195838626 |
Describes Colonel Francis Younghusband's mission to Tibet in 1903 and 1904 to establish diplomatic relations with Great Britain.
The First Full Account of the British Invasion of Tibet in 1904
Title | The First Full Account of the British Invasion of Tibet in 1904 PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Fleming |
Publisher | |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Britain and Tibet 1765-1947
Title | Britain and Tibet 1765-1947 PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Marshall |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 658 |
Release | 2004-11-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134327846 |
This bibliography is a record of British relations with Tibet in the period from 1765 to 1947. It also provides background information to Tibet's claims to independence, an issue of current importance. The work is divided into a number of sections and subsections, based on chronology, geography and events. The introductions to each of the sections provide a condensed and informative history of the period and place the books and articles in their historical context. This work is both a history and a bibliography of the subject, and provides a rapid entry into a complex area for scholars in the fields of international relations and military history as well as Asian history.
Lhasa and its Mysteries
Title | Lhasa and its Mysteries PDF eBook |
Author | L. Austine Waddell |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2018-08-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0429859732 |
First published in 1906, this volume emerged three years after the British expedition across the Alps to Lhasa, in which the author took part, and provided a first-hand British account of the mission. The expedition (also known as the British Invasion of Tibet) was intended to counter perceived Russian Imperial interests in access to India through Tibet. Its leaders did not anticipate the intention of Tibetans to resist the mission. The expedition allowed L. Austine Waddell, who had the opportunity to learn of Tibet during a previous posting at Darjeeling, to provide a first-hand account of Central Tibet, its capital at Lhasa, its Grand Lama religious hierarchy and its culture through following the narrative of the controversial British expedition. Despite the region’s historic relations with Asia, Europeans had previously had more difficulty accessing the country and its culture. This volume was the third edition in two years, having been made more accessible to accommodate for its favourable reception by the British public.