Daily Lives of Civilians in Wartime Asia
Subtitle: From the Taiping Rebellion to the Vietnam War (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: January 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780313336843
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; Social History; War & defence operations; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - General History; History: World; East Asia, Far East; Asia - General; Military - General; History / World; World - General; 19th century; 20th century; Asia; War and society
Description: : Presenting an account of civilian lives during wartime in Asia, this work provides readers with a glimpse into the often difficult lives led by ordinary people - those who did not go off to war but were profoundly affected by it nonetheless. How did people live on a day-to-day basis with the cruelty and horror of war right outside their doorsteps?