Kenneth M Swope
Biographic Data
| ID | 714388 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth M Swope |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth M |
| FAMILY NAME | Swope |
| SIGNATURE | SWOPE K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5007-3724 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Cambridge History of Strategy
Volume I of The Cambridge History of Strategy offers a history of the practice of strategy from the beginning of recorded history, to the late eighteenth century, from all parts of the world. Drawing on material evidence covering two-and-a-half millennia, an international team of leading scholars in each subject examines how strategy was formulated and applied and with what tools, from ancient Greece and China to the Ottoman and Mughal Empires an…
The White Lotus War
General Zuo's counter-insurgency doctrine
This paper examines the career of one of the most notable of Chinese state officials in the mid-nineteenth century, General Zuo Zongtang (1812–1885) at a time when the Qing Empire was beset by enemies on all sides along with the massive Taiping Rebellion (1851–65). The paper explores how Zuo created a coherent and flexible counter-insurgency doctrine that underpinned his suppression of the Taipings, the Nian, Muslim rebels of the northwest and th…
The Great East Asian War and the Birth of the Korean Nation
Khubilai Khan's Lost Fleet
The Beating of Drums and Clashing of Symbols
When reading descriptive accounts of battles from the Ming (1368-1644) period in China, one cannot help being struck by the evocations of sound. Cannons thunder, bombs crash, and generals bellow commands amidst the din of combat. Walls reverberate from the detonation of artillery shells. Soldiers are deafened by the noise of guns firing. Some even succumb to the effects of what later becomes known as “shell shock.” In addition to the noise of the…
Empire at the Margins
Crouching Tigers, Secret Weapons
The Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-98) has recently been called Asia's first "regional world war." It marked the first time in Asian history that massive armies equipped with modern weaponry faced one another on the field of battle. The Japanese armies commanded by the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi were arguably the most skilled in the world at the time, yet in the end the Japanese were defeated by a Sino-Korean alliance in tandem with Korean guer…
A Few Good Men
The Ming has traditionally been portrayed as a static, insular state, preoccupied with only its own affairs and content to hide behind walls and fortresses while nomadic raiders and pirates plundered the frontiers and coastlines almost unchallenged. Accordingly, the Ming has long been seen as a nadir of Chinese military power, a dynasty when, with the notable exceptions of the Emperors Hongwu (r. 1368–1398), and Yongle (r. 1403–1424), the pen rea…
All Men are not Brothers
This article attempts to shed some light on issues of ethnic identity and dynastic loyalty in late Ming China as seen through the lens of a mutiny, instigated by a Chinese officer, but blamed on one of his Mongol allies. The episode is important because it encapsulates a number of important issues in late Ming society, including the relationship between the expanding empire and its non-Han Chinese neighbors, most importantly Ming-Mongol relations…
Turning the Tide
Like Froth Floating on the Sea
Deceit, Disguise, and Dependence
(2002). Deceit, Disguise, and Dependence: China, Japan, and the Future of the Tributary System, 1592–1596. The International History Review: Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 757-782
Civil-Military Coordination in the Bozhou Campaign of the Wanli Era
(2000). Civil-Military Coordination in the Bozhou Campaign of the Wanli Era. War & Society: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 49-70
Like Froth Floating on the Sea
Civil-Military Coordination in the Bozhou Campaign of the Wanli Era
(2000). Civil-Military Coordination in the Bozhou Campaign of the Wanli Era. War & Society: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 49-70
General Zuo's counter-insurgency doctrine
This paper examines the career of one of the most notable of Chinese state officials in the mid-nineteenth century, General Zuo Zongtang (1812–1885) at a time when the Qing Empire was beset by enemies on all sides along with the massive Taiping Rebellion (1851–65). The paper explores how Zuo created a coherent and flexible counter-insurgency doctrine that underpinned his suppression of the Taipings, the Nian, Muslim rebels of the northwest and th…
Turning the Tide
Civil-Military Coordination in the Bozhou Campaign of the Wanli Era
(2000). Civil-Military Coordination in the Bozhou Campaign of the Wanli Era. War & Society: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 49-70
Deceit, Disguise, and Dependence
(2002). Deceit, Disguise, and Dependence: China, Japan, and the Future of the Tributary System, 1592–1596. The International History Review: Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 757-782
All Men are not Brothers
This article attempts to shed some light on issues of ethnic identity and dynastic loyalty in late Ming China as seen through the lens of a mutiny, instigated by a Chinese officer, but blamed on one of his Mongol allies. The episode is important because it encapsulates a number of important issues in late Ming society, including the relationship between the expanding empire and its non-Han Chinese neighbors, most importantly Ming-Mongol relations…
Turning the Tide
Like Froth Floating on the Sea
A Few Good Men
The Ming has traditionally been portrayed as a static, insular state, preoccupied with only its own affairs and content to hide behind walls and fortresses while nomadic raiders and pirates plundered the frontiers and coastlines almost unchallenged. Accordingly, the Ming has long been seen as a nadir of Chinese military power, a dynasty when, with the notable exceptions of the Emperors Hongwu (r. 1368–1398), and Yongle (r. 1403–1424), the pen rea…
Crouching Tigers, Secret Weapons
The Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-98) has recently been called Asia's first "regional world war." It marked the first time in Asian history that massive armies equipped with modern weaponry faced one another on the field of battle. The Japanese armies commanded by the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi were arguably the most skilled in the world at the time, yet in the end the Japanese were defeated by a Sino-Korean alliance in tandem with Korean guer…
Empire at the Margins
Khubilai Khan's Lost Fleet
The Beating of Drums and Clashing of Symbols
When reading descriptive accounts of battles from the Ming (1368-1644) period in China, one cannot help being struck by the evocations of sound. Cannons thunder, bombs crash, and generals bellow commands amidst the din of combat. Walls reverberate from the detonation of artillery shells. Soldiers are deafened by the noise of guns firing. Some even succumb to the effects of what later becomes known as “shell shock.” In addition to the noise of the…
The Great East Asian War and the Birth of the Korean Nation
General Zuo's counter-insurgency doctrine
This paper examines the career of one of the most notable of Chinese state officials in the mid-nineteenth century, General Zuo Zongtang (1812–1885) at a time when the Qing Empire was beset by enemies on all sides along with the massive Taiping Rebellion (1851–65). The paper explores how Zuo created a coherent and flexible counter-insurgency doctrine that underpinned his suppression of the Taipings, the Nian, Muslim rebels of the northwest and th…
The White Lotus War
The Cambridge History of Strategy
Volume I of The Cambridge History of Strategy offers a history of the practice of strategy from the beginning of recorded history, to the late eighteenth century, from all parts of the world. Drawing on material evidence covering two-and-a-half millennia, an international team of leading scholars in each subject examines how strategy was formulated and applied and with what tools, from ancient Greece and China to the Ottoman and Mughal Empires an…
History (13 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · Ancient history (9 works) · China (9 works) · History (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Japanese History and Culture (4 works)