| ID | 125190 |
| Title Proper | From can-can diabolique to sitzkrieg |
| Other Title Information | the international China expeditionary force 1900-1901 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Otte, T. G |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In terms of modern military historiography, the International China Expeditionary Force (CEF) of 1900-1 is a largely forgotten army. This is wholly undeserved. Based on British, German, Indian and United States Army and other records, this article examines its operations as an overseas counter-insurgency campaign. It also examines the problematic nature of Field Marshal von Waldersee's 'Supreme Command' and the complex relations between the various national contingents of this, the only active military alliance between the Crimean conflict and the First World War. Ultimately, the CEF was an interesting, if flawed, late nineteenth-century experiment in coalition warfare. But it was more than just that. It was also a microcosm that makes evident the problems of turn-of-the-century international politics. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Military History Vol.77, No.4; 2013: p.1277-1302 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Military History Vol.77, No.4; 2013: p.1277-1302 |
| Key Words | Armies - History ; Counterinsurgency - History ; Command of Troops - History ; Alliances - International Relations ; International Relations - IR ; History ; Von Waldersee, Alfred ; Military History ; Historiography ; China ; History - 1644-1912 ; Military History - China ; International Policy ; World War ; China Expeditionary Force ; Modern Military Historiography ; British Army ; German - Army ; Indian - Army ; United States - Army |