Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China

Providing original insights into Chinese military history Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the only known military diary in pre-modern Chinese history providing fresh and extensive information on the inner workings of the Ch'ing army. The personal experience of the author a young Manchu officer fighting in inhospitable South-Western China take us close to the 'face of the battle' in seventeenth-century China and enriches our general knowledge of military history.