LEADER 03351nam 22005654a 450 001 9910957668003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780313073823 010 $a0313073821 035 $a(CKB)1000000000008096 035 $a(OCoLC)70767640 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10005567 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000261948 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11239485 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261948 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10269049 035 $a(PQKB)10662709 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000444 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000444 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10005567 035 $a(OCoLC)929144611 035 $a(Perlego)4203023 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000008096 100 $a20000530d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTreading softly $eU.S. Marines in China, 1819-1949 /$fGeorge B. Clark 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cPraeger$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780275970789 311 08$a0275970787 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-193) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Beginnings, 1819-1899 -- 2 The Boxer Rebellion -- 3 Early Twentieth Century, 1905-1929 -- 4 The China Marines, 1930-1941 -- 5 Back to China, 1945-1949 -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Boxer Rebellion -- Appendix B: Boxer Rebellion, Reports -- Appendix C: Third Brigade -- Appendix D: Billets of the Second Brigade (1937) -- Appendix E: A Brief Chronological History of the Peking Guard (1905-1934) -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photo essay follows p. 82. 330 8 $aFrom the mid-19th century to the early Cold War, the United States has a long history with China, and that interaction has not always been positive or productive. This brief history of foreign intervention in China, viewed through the experiences of the United States Marines, examines how the occupying powers dealt with a fellow sovereign nation. In many cases this involved the partition or outright absorption of Chinese territory through naked aggression. Clark contends that, considering the past two centuries, the Chinese have good reason to distrust all foreigners, and he urges the pursuit of a badly needed rapprochement. This is, however, also the story of the evolution of the Marine Corps as a separate service. Although an occupying force, the Marines did make considerable efforts to earn the friendship of the Chinese people. Always on the brink of extinction due to budgetary cuts and the enmity of the army and navy, the Marines managed to perform an onerous and difficult duty in a foreign land. With a resurgent China constantly testing the United States, a fellow Pacific Rim nation, every policymaker should be well aware of the often difficult history that we share and the mistakes that have been made in the past. 607 $aChina$xHistory, Military$y19th century 607 $aChina$xHistory, Military 676 $a359.9/6/0973 700 $aClark$b George B.$f1926-$01804818 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957668003321 996 $aTreading softly$94353054 997 $aUNINA