Shanghai Lawyer: The Memoirs of America's China Spymaster, Annotated, Illustrated and Embellished by Douglas Clark
HK$150.00
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Diplomat, lawyer, judge, soldier, spy, spymaster - just some of the positions American Norwood Allman, held in his 30 plus years in China. Shanghai Lawyer is Allman's first-hand account of his amazing life, from his arrival as a student interpreter during WWI, to serving as a Chinese and Mexican judge, practising before the U.S. Court for China, commanding the American militia in Shanghai, and, finally fighting the Japanese army in the battle for Hong Kong in 1941.
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Biography, Literature & Literary studies
History & Archaeology
Law
Society & Social Sciences
Diplomat, lawyer, judge, soldier, spy, spymaster - just some of the positions American Norwood Allman, held in his 30 plus years in China. Shanghai Lawyer is Allman's first-hand account of his amazing life, from his arrival as a student interpreter during WWI, to serving as a Chinese and Mexican judge, practising before the U.S. Court for China, commanding the American militia in Shanghai, and, finally fighting the Japanese army in the battle for Hong Kong in 1941.
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| ISBN : 9789888422203 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Allman, Norwood F., EDITED BY Clark, Douglas | |
| PUBLISHER : Earnshaw Books Limited | PUBLICATION DATE : January 30, 2017 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : Hong Kong | IMPRINT : Earnshaw Books Limited |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : Professional & Vocational |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
History & Archaeology
Law
Society & Social Sciences