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The last of the Whampoa breed : stories of the Chinese diaspora /
Whampoa Military Academy was China's first modern military institution. For decades the "Spirit of Whampoa" was invoked as the highest praise to all Chinese soldiers who guarded their nation heroically. But of all the battles these soldiers have fought, the most challenging one was th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2003]
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| Colección: | Modern Chinese literature from Taiwan.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Prologue: Faces, Bronze Faces; Shore to Shore; I Wanted to Go to War; The Stone Tablet at the Cove of the Loving Mother; Old Man Yang and His Woman; 1,230 Spots; Valley of Hesitation; State Funeral; Tale of Two Strangers; The Last of the Whampoa Breed; My Relatives in Hong Kong; Spring Hope; The Vanishing Ball; Epilogue: In Remembrance of My Buddies from the Military Compound.