Imperial Chinese Armies, 1840-1911, Philip S. Jowett.
Looks at a period of somewhat chaotic and ultimately unsuccessful
reform in the Chinese armies, which still saw a dramatic transformation
from armies that would have been familiar to the original Manchu
emperors to a recognisably modern, if somewhat chaotic army. As a
result the book covers an unusually wide range of troop types, from
bowmen to machine gunners! You'll probably struggle to find an Osprey
that covers as much change and variety in such a short period
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