Clubroom Thread, Homer Lea : Military Advisor to Sun Yat Sen

A facinating story for lovers of military history.

I have never heard of him and I read lots of military history books.

I first came across his name while reading a book on Clare Boothe Luce today (the wife of Henry Luce, the publisher/ owner of Life,Time and Fortune magazines). She was in the Philippines at the start of WW2 for the Americans. General Mac Arthur told her about him:

SEE:

Homer Lea: Author of The Valor of Ignorance HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher

Absolutely fascinating. I'd never heard of him either. Reading this reminded me of the Charlton Heston film, 55 Days at Peking, concerning the Boxer Rebellion. A great pity that Lea died so young.

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