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Lost colony : the untold story of China's first great victory over the West / Tonio Andrade.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Andrade, Tonio, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zheng, Chenggong, 1624-1662.
- Zheng, Chenggong.
- History, Modern--17th century.
- History, Modern.
- Taiwan--History--Dutch rule, 1624-1661.
- Taiwan.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 431 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2011]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Preamble An Execution 3
- 1 Destinies Entwined 21
- Pirate War 34
- War Is the Art of Deception 45
- The Wrath of Heaven 54
- The Samurai 60
- The General 68
- The Sea King 82
- Heaven Has Not Tired of Chaos on Earth 99
- 2 An Extreme and Terrifying Storm 111
- A Foggy Morning 117
- Koxinga's Victories 124
- Parleys and Capitulations 137
- The Castle 152
- An Assault 165
- A Summer of Misery 181
- Relief from the Sea 194
- 3 The Fleet 207
- A Foolish Attack 218
- The Defectors 227
- Koxinga Closes In 239
- The Accidental Embassy 250
- Acrimony 269
- The Last Battle 278
- Surrender 290
- A Mad Death 298
- Closing: Epilogues and Conclusions 307.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
- OCLC:
- 757406029
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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