Full Description
A study of U.S.-Chinese relations involving the U.S. Army, this work focuses at the personnel level on the Army's service in China. While studies have been published of the U.S. Marines' and U.S. Navy's involvement in China, little attention has been given the Army's missions in this theater.
Operations in China were a key part of the history and traditions of the 9th, 14th, 15th and 31st Regiments, whose coats of arms still feature dragons as symbols of their service there. Many who served in the 15th in China went on to impressive careers as general officers, prompting one soldier to ask "what other infantry regiment of those days can boast of such an alumni list?" Also covered is the 31st Regiments' involvement in Shanghai during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the prelude of the coming of World War II in Asia.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I: The Era of the Boxer Uprising
1. Introduction
2. The Boxer Uprising
3. Aftermath
4. Assessment, Consequences and Conclusions
Part II: The 15th U.S. Infantry Regiment's Service in China, 1900-1938
5. The 15th Infantry Regiment in the Boxer Uprising
6. The 15th Returns to China, 1912-1938
7. Life in the 15th Infantry Regiment in China
8. Going Home and the Regiment's Legacy
Part III: Notable Alumni of the 15th Infantry's Service in China
9. A Gallery of Generals
Part IV: The U.S. Army and the First "Shanghai Incident": With the 31st Infantry Regiment in China, January-June 1932
10. Introduction
11. The 31st United States Infantry Regiment in China
12. Dénouement
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
