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245 12 a| A plain sailorman in China :b| the life and times of Cdr. I.V. Gillis, USN, 1875-1948 /c| Bruce Swanson ; with Vance H. Morrison, Don H. McDowell, and Nancy N. Tomasko.;

300 a| xiii, 255 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Education, sea duty in the Atlantic, and trial by fire : 1875-1900 -- Sea duty in the Pacific (I) : 1900-1904 -- The lure of naval intelligence : ashore in Asia and back to the Atlantic, 1904-1907 -- China naval attaché and rocks and shoals : 1907-1908 -- Sea duty in the Pacific (II), then dollar diplomacy in China : 1908-1914 -- Career decision : Gillis retires and returns to China, 1914-1917 -- World War I and recall to active duty : naval attaché in Peking, 1917-1919 -- Gillis as a civilian in China : 1919-1948 -- Appendices. A. I.V. Gillis, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and the age of navalism -- B. I.V. Gillis' record of naval service -- C. Gillis family tree -- D. U.S. Naval Academy course of instruction, ca 1895 -- E. Chinese names (systems of romanization).;

520 a| "This biography recounts the extraordinary life of I. V. Gillis, both as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1894 to 1919 and as a collector of rare Chinese books. China specialist Bruce Swanson captures the colorful, multi-faceted life of the man known as an innovative thinker, tactical practitioner, spy, and successful diplomat. Gillis, a second-generation Naval Academy graduate and the son of an admiral, was hailed a hero while serving aboard his first warship in the Spanish-American War and in 1907 became the first U. S. Naval Attaché to China. He remained in China until his death, marrying a Chinese princess, and collecting books now housed at Princeton University."--Publisher's web site.;

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651 0 a| United Statesx| Military relationsz| China.=| ^A271828;

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700 1 a| Morrison, Vance H.=| ^A1139325;

700 1 a| McDowell, Don H.=| ^A1139326;

700 1 a| Tomasko, Nancy Norton,d| 1947-=| ^A1145482;

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A plain sailorman in China : the life and times of Cdr. I.V. Gillis, USN, 1875-1948 / Bruce Swanson ; with Vance H. Morrison, Don H. McDowell, and Nancy N. Tomasko.

Author/creator	Swanson, Bruce, 1937-
Other author	Morrison, Vance H.
Other author	McDowell, Don H.
Other author	Tomasko, Nancy Norton, 1947-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2012.
Description	xiii, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Gillis, I. V. (Irvin Van Gorder), 1875-1948. United States. Navy--Officers. --Biography. Military attachés--United States. --Biography. United States--Military relations. --China. China--Military relations. --United States.

Contents	Education, sea duty in the Atlantic, and trial by fire : 1875-1900 -- Sea duty in the Pacific (I) : 1900-1904 -- The lure of naval intelligence : ashore in Asia and back to the Atlantic, 1904-1907 -- China naval attaché and rocks and shoals : 1907-1908 -- Sea duty in the Pacific (II), then dollar diplomacy in China : 1908-1914 -- Career decision : Gillis retires and returns to China, 1914-1917 -- World War I and recall to active duty : naval attaché in Peking, 1917-1919 -- Gillis as a civilian in China : 1919-1948 -- Appendices. A. I.V. Gillis, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and the age of navalism -- B. I.V. Gillis' record of naval service -- C. Gillis family tree -- D. U.S. Naval Academy course of instruction, ca 1895 -- E. Chinese names (systems of romanization).
Abstract	"This biography recounts the extraordinary life of I. V. Gillis, both as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1894 to 1919 and as a collector of rare Chinese books. China specialist Bruce Swanson captures the colorful, multi-faceted life of the man known as an innovative thinker, tactical practitioner, spy, and successful diplomat. Gillis, a second-generation Naval Academy graduate and the son of an admiral, was hailed a hero while serving aboard his first warship in the Spanish-American War and in 1907 became the first U. S. Naval Attaché to China. He remained in China until his death, marrying a Chinese princess, and collecting books now housed at Princeton University."--Publisher's web site.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011051955
ISBN	9781612511054 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1612511058 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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