Homer Lea [electronic resource] : American Soldier of Fortune /
Kaplan, Lawrence M.(Lawrence Martin),1954-
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,
c2010.
As a five-feet-three-inch hunchback who weighed about 100 pounds, Homer Lea (1876--1912), was an unlikely candidate for life on the battlefield, yet he became a world-renowned military hero. Homer Lea: American Soldier of Fortune paints a revealing portrait of a diminutive yet determined man who never earned his valor on the field of battle, but left an indelible mark on his times.Lawrence M. Kaplan draws from extensive research to illuminate the life of a ""man of mystery,"" while also yielding a clearer understanding of the early twentieth-century Chinese underground reform and rev
Description based upon print version of record.
As a five-feet-three-inch hunchback who weighed about 100 pounds, Homer Lea (1876--1912), was an unlikely candidate for life on the battlefield, yet he became a world-renowned military hero. Homer Lea: American Soldier of Fortune paints a revealing portrait of a diminutive yet determined man who never earned his valor on the field of battle, but left an indelible mark on his times.Lawrence M. Kaplan draws from extensive research to illuminate the life of a ""man of mystery,"" while also yielding a clearer understanding of the early twentieth-century Chinese underground reform and rev
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Charismatic dreamer -- In the dragon's lair -- A Don Quixote in China -- General without an army -- The Imperial Reform Army -- The Falkenberg comedy -- Resourceful schemer -- The quill and the sword -- The Red Dragon Plan -- Final crusade -- Conclusion: the man and the myth.
Description based on print version record.
Sun, Yat-sen, 1866-1925.
Lea, Homer, 1876-1912.
Authors, American
Generals
Diplomats
Soldiers of fortune