cover image El Soldado del Diablo = The Devil's Soldier

El Soldado del Diablo = The Devil's Soldier

Caleb Carr. Ediciones B, $32.4 (416pp) ISBN 978-84-406-9307-5

Originally published in 1991, before historian Carr made his name as a novelist with The Alienist, this work reenacts the life of an American soldier of fortune widely honored in China after successfully leading the emperor's troops in battle during the Taiping Rebellion.