Gringo40s Tonkin range update

[EnclavedMicrostate]

Unfortunately I don't think anything exists in English on Yanling (and I haven't looked deeply enough to see if anything exists in Chinese) – what I know about this period I mostly know from Bradley Camp Davis' book on the Black and Yellow Flags.

[gringo]

EnclavedMicrostate
is this the.book...probably
the best one on the subject
my first port of call for a well
balanced overview on the subject
regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com

[EnclavedMicrostate]

Yep, that's the one!

A friend of my dad's was, for over a decade, trying to get a book on the Sino-French War published, but it still has yet to see the light of day. A different friend – though not, it seems, a mutual one – happened to work for Hong Kong University Press when the manuscript was being passed around, and apparently he just wasn't willing to edit it down to a readable length...

[gringo]

i did wonder if it was that book.......the unedited book you mention
sounds fascinating..i would be more then happy to assist in having the
book published in the UK should the topic of conversation come up!.

[gringo]

French Torpedo boat Tonkin 1885 www.gringo40s.com
Regards
Ged
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[gringo]

Chaps...we have now fully restocked
our Spahis..for Tonkin 1885 range
regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com

[Rommel]

Received my paperback copy today, a little bit disapointed, total of 260-270 pages with only 190 pages text, à lot of pages with names and other. Now find the time to read.

[gringo]

Rommel my pleasure!
regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com

attached picture..surrender of the Black Flags!

[Rommel]

Maybe doying some heads on poles/pikes? When reading it is often mentioned by the Black Flags.

[Nogbad]

this is a good book on the war, too. Well written (which makes a change) by a British journalist - and baronet - who covered the war.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FRANCE-TONGKING-NARRATIVE-CAMPAIGN-OCCUPATION-ebook/dp/B08H1D6329/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1702604640&sr=8-2

[gringo]

Nogbad
thanks for the heads up...not seen this tome
will add to my collection
regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com