Good-Bye To Old Peking: The Wartime Letters Of U.S. Marine Captain John Seymour Letcher, 1937-1939 by John Seymour Letcher ISBN 13: 9780821412282

Ohio University Press, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Ohio University Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Minor cocking but tight and clean. Inscribed by editor Lyle on title page.

Ohio University Press, 1998-04-01. Hardcover. Good/Good. Mild edge wear to the jacket and boards. Has a good binding, no marks or notations.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. For two and a half years (1937-1939), Captain John Seymour Letcher commanded a company of the U.S. Embassy Marine Guard in Peking. During that time, he wrote a series of letters to his parents in Virginia describing the life of a Westerner in the former imperial city. During that same time, China was invaded by Japan. Captain Letcher describes the flavor of life in pre-Communist China - the food, servants, cold Peking winters and torrid summers, hunting, and excursions to the major tourist sites. But his letters also tell of the Japanese slaughter of Chinese troops in the opening days of the Sino-Japanese War. He wrote about life in a city under Japanese occupation and the stirring story of the Chinese guerrillas rebounding from devastating defeat. These letters and accompanying introduction, preface, and notes, draw attention to the Western experience in a place and time largely overlooked by military historians and modern China specialists.

Ohio Univ Pr, 1998. Hardcover. New. 262 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.

Ohio University Press, 1998-04-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!