Product details
- ISBN 9781855323469
- Weight: 185g
- Dimensions: 184 x 248mm
- Publication Date: 14 Nov 1994
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Taiping movement began as the Pai Shang-ti Hui (the Society of God-Worshippers), founded in Kwangsi province in 1846 by Hung Hsiu-ch'uan.
A sickly individual of questionable sanity, Hung had become subject to visions which interpreted as demonstrating that he was Jesus Christ's 'Divine Younger Brother', with God's mandate to govern China. This fascinating work by Ian Heath examines the organisation, dress and weapons of forces on both sides of the Taiping Rebellion – a conflict which saw the involvement of around 10 million troops during 15 years of conflict; as many as 600 cities change hands time and time again; and 20-30 million deaths.
Ian Heath is a highly respected author, and has written a number of Osprey titles. His books include Armies of the Nineteenth Century, a five-volume work covering the armies of 19th-century Asia. Ian lives in Cambridgeshire.
Michael Perry is an illustrator and producer of miniature figures for the wargames industry. For many years he has worked for both Games Workshop and Wargames Foundry, and has illustrated a number of Osprey publications including Men-At-Arms 275 The Taiping Rebellion and Campaign 54 Shiloh 1862.