The Devil Soldier, Caleb Carr
The Devil Soldier, Caleb Carr
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The Devil Soldier
The American Soldier of Fortune Who Became a God in China

Author: Caleb Carr

Narrator: George K. Wilson

Unabridged: 12 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/04/2011

Synopsis

This is a story that imperial China never wanted you to hear. It is the astonishing true tale of Frederick Townsend Ward, an American soldier of fortune who changed the course of Chinese history by leading one of the most extraordinary military campaigns the world has ever seen. Generations of anti-Americanism and political turmoil in China have erased nearly all traces of Ward's legacy.

About Caleb Carr

Caleb Carr is the critically acclaimed author of The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, The Lessons of Terror, Killing Time, The Devil Soldier, The Italian Secretary, The Legend of Broken, and Surrender, New York. He has taught military history at Bard College, and worked extensively in film, television, and the theater. His military and political writings have appeared in numerous magazines and periodicals, among them The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in upstate New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John

An intruiging bit of obscured history within a greater event largely forgotten in the west. I knew extremely little about the Taiping rebellion, and was utterly clueless that western officers played a notable role - let alone that Fredrick Townsend Ward raised, trained, and led a large force of Chin......more

Goodreads review by Beth

My reaction to this is mixed. First of all, that subtitle "The American Soldier of Fortune Who Became a God in China" is horribly cringe-worthy and misleading, and is contradicted by the explanation within the book. The publisher should not have used such a sensational subtitle. The events here are a......more

Goodreads review by Patrick

Well researched and well written. Caleb Carr has written a couple of well known historical crime novels, THE ANGEL IN DARKNESS and The ALIENIST. However, prior to writing those he was best known as a military historian, and this book on an American mercenary operating in Imperial China during the 18......more

Goodreads review by Raegan

Fascinating true story of an american soldier of fortune who went to china during the taiping rebellion and made himself into the leader of the "Ever Victorious Army". I have a keen interest in men like this, men like Charles George Gordon (who inherited the Ever Victorious Army from Ward after he w......more

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