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Books by Sterling Seagrave






The Yamato Dynasty(1st Edition)
The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family
by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave
Paperback, 424 Pages, Published 2001 by Broadway Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7679-0497-1, ISBN: 0-7679-0497-4

"In The Yamato Dynasty, Sterling Seagrave, who divulged the secrets of Mao Tse-tung and the ruthlessness of Chiang Kai-shek in the "New York Times bestseller The Soong Dynasty, and his wife and longtime collaborator, Peggy, present the controversial, never-before-told history of the world's longest-reigning dynasty-the Japanese imperial family-from its nineteenth-century origins through today. In the first collective biography of both th ..."






Dragon Lady
The Life and Legend of the Last Empress of China
by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave
Paperback, 624 Pages, Published 1993 by Vintage
ISBN-13: 978-0-679-73369-0, ISBN: 0-679-73369-8

"Dragon Lady The author of The Soong Dynasty gives us our most vivid and reliable biography yet of the Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi, remembered through the exaggeration and falsehood of legend as the ruthless Manchu concubine who seduced and murdered her way to the Chinese throne in 1861. Full description"






Soong Dynasty(Reprint)
by Sterling Seagrave
Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 1986 by Harper Perennial
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-091318-2, ISBN: 0-06-091318-5

"A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.\n\n\nAn inside account of the Soong family, whose wealth and power have dominated China and U.S.-Asia policy in the 20th century."






The Yamato Dynasty(1st Edition)
The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family
by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2000 by Broadway
ISBN-13: 978-0-7679-0496-4, ISBN: 0-7679-0496-6

"The main entrance to the Kyoto Palace, ancient home of the Japanese imperial family, is called the Door to Heaven. How the emperors fell from heaven is a story that crosses two world wars, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the American occupation of Japan, and Japan's phoenix-like rise from the ashes of the Second World War.In this authoritative biography, Sterling Seagrave, bestselling author of The Soong Dynasty, and Peggy Seagra ..."






Red Sky in the Morning
The secret history of two men who got away - and one who didn't.
by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave
Paperback, 210 Pages, Published 2009 by Booksurge Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4392-4047-2, ISBN: 1-4392-4047-7

"True life man-hunt thriller set in postwar Manila, where two innocent Americans and an innocent Russian emigre are falsely identified as Communist agents supplying guns and money to Communist rebels in the countryside. All three are captured and put in notorious Bilibad Prison, but manage to escape. Both Americans flee the country, but the Russian emigre is trapped, tortured, and murdered by being thrown out of a helicopter over the S ..."






Yamato Dynasty, The(Updated)
The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family
by Peggy Seagrove Sterling, Peggy Seagrave, Sterling Seagrave
Paperback, 603 Pages, Published 2000 by Corgi Books
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-552-14709-5, ISBN: 0-552-14709-5

"A collective biography of the Japanese imperial family, both men and women, covering five generations from the Meiji Restoration of the 19th century. It provides evidence of Hirohito and the family's involvement in war crimes and subsequent cover-up by the American occupying authorities."






The Yamato dynasty(1st Edition)
the secret history of Japan's Imperial family
by Sterling Seagrave
Hardcover, 426 Pages, Published 1999 by Bantam Press
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-04482-7, ISBN: 0-593-04482-7

"There are times when the British Royal family doesn't seem quite so bad. There may have been the odd Nazi sympathiser in the past and the present bunch might be out of touch but they've along way to go before they hit the depths of their Japanese counterparts. The chances are that most Westerners will know next to nothing of the Yamato, Japan's current imperial family, whose dynasty began with Emperor Meiji in 1852. In which case, we ha ..."






Marcos Dynasty(1st Edition)
by Sterling Seagrave, Linda Spalding, Steve Seagrave
Hardcover, 485 Pages, Published 1988 by Harpercollins
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-015815-6, ISBN: 0-06-015815-8

"Arch swindler. Conman. Survivor. Poseur. Between American business, organised crime, the CIA, the Pentagon and four White House administrations, Ferdinand Marcos was able to maintain his iron grip over the Philippines for over two decades. During this time the Filipino lawyer-turned-President and his First Lady, Imelda, accumulated vast wealth and transformed the islands into a gaudily-masked criminal hub. Brutality and sordidn ..."






The Soong Dynasty(1st Edition)
by Sterling Seagrave
Hardcover, 532 Pages, Published 1985 by Harper & Row
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-015308-3, ISBN: 0-06-015308-3

"‘Fast paced and jammed with racy details’ – New York Times Book Review The Soong Dynasty is the first full behind-the-scenes account of the extraordinary Soong family whose power and wealth dominated China and American policy towards Asia in the Twentieth Century. It is an extraordinary work of historical detection which traces the family’s roots from the middle of the last century and their explosive rise thereafter. Descendants of ..."






The Bush Pilots(1st Edition)
(The Epic of Flight)
by Sterling Seagrave, Dale M. Brown, Time-Life Editors
Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 1983 by Time-Life Books, Inc.
Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-0-8094-3312-4, ISBN: 0-8094-3312-5

"One day in 1932, pilot Bob Reeve, ferrying supplies to a remote Alaskan mining town, landed at his destination to find a grizzled miner eagerly awaiting his arrival. "Got my moose?" asked the oldtimer. It took Reeve a moment to recall that on his last trip he had promised to bring some snuff, a seemingly trivial request he had promptly forgotten. To his chagrin, the miner ignored his apologies and stalked off to proclaim that Reeve w ..."






Gold Warriors(Updated)
America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold
by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2003 by Verso
ISBN-13: 978-1-85984-542-4, ISBN: 1-85984-542-8

"Uncovers one of the biggest secrets of the twentieth century.In 1945, US Intelligence officers in Manila discovered that the Japanese had hidden large quantities of gold bullion and other looted treasure in the Philippines. President Truman decided to recover the gold but to keep its riches secret. These would be combined with treasure recovered inside Japan during the US occupation, and with Nazi loot recovered in Europe, to create a w ..."






Soldiers of Fortune
(The Epic of Flight)
by Sterling Seagrave, Jim Hicks, Time-Life Books
Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 1981 by Time-Life Books, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8094-3327-8, ISBN: 0-8094-3327-3

"This volume is one of a series that traces the adventures and science of aviation, from the earliest manned balloon ascension through the era of jet flight. This volume is about warriors for hire. 176 pp with Bibliography and Index. 11 x 9 inches. 1981, Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, USA"






Gold warriors(1st Edition)
the covert history of Yamashita's gold - how Washington secretly recovered it to set up giant Cold War slush funds and manipulate foreign governments
by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave
Paperback, 330 Pages, Published 2002 by Bowstring
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-9724146-0-9, ISBN: 0-9724146-0-6

"Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown."






The Soong Dynasty., With a Genealogical Card, Notes, Bibliography and Index. Deutscher Titel(Updated)
Die Soongs . Eine Familie beherrscht China.
by Sterling Seagrave
Paperback, 538 Pages, Published 1996 by Corgi Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-552-14108-6, ISBN: 0-552-14108-9

"The story of the Soong family whose power and wealth have dominated China and American policy towards Asia in the 20th century. It chronicles the family's roots from the middle of the 19th century and their rise to power thereafter."






Lords of the Rim(Updated)
by Sterling Seagrave
Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 1996 by Corgi Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-552-14052-2, ISBN: 0-552-14052-X

"An exploration of the economic power of the overseas Chinese, particularly their domination of the Pacific Rim."






Lords of the Rim
[the Invisible Empire of the Overseas Chinese]
by Sterling Seagrave
Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 1995 by Bantam Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-02907-7, ISBN: 0-593-02907-0






DRAGON LADY(Updated)
THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF THE LAST EMPRESS OF CHINA
by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave
Paperback, 620 Pages, Published 1993 by Macmillan
ISBN-13: 978-0-333-59391-2, ISBN: 0-333-59391-X






Dragon Lady
Life and Legend of the Last Empress of China (Hardback)
by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 1992 by Macmillan
ISBN-13: 978-0-333-52556-2, ISBN: 0-333-52556-6






The Marcos Dynasty
by Sterling Seagrave
Paperback, 505 Pages, Published 2017 by Independently Published
ISBN-13: 978-1-5210-4584-8, ISBN: 1-5210-4584-4

"Arch swindler. Conman. Survivor. Poseur. Between American business, organised crime, the CIA, the Pentagon and four White House administrations, Ferdinand Marcos was able to maintain his iron grip over the Philippines for over two decades. During this time the Filipino lawyer-turned-President and his First Lady, Imelda, accumulated vast wealth and transformed the islands into a gaudily-masked criminal hub. Brutality and sordidn ..."






Lords of the Rim
(Paperback)
by Sterling Seagrave
Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2012 by Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom
ISBN-13: 978-0-552-16812-0, ISBN: 0-552-16812-2

"You don't have to. This is the Overseas Chinese. Sterling Seagrave's brilliant new book, Lords of the Rim, uncovers a complex web of operations which already dominates the Far East and which is already making inroads into the West."



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