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The second collective volume of the TibArmy project has come out:S.G. FitzHerbert and Alice Travers (eds), Asian Influences on Tibetan Military History between the 17th and 20th Centuries, Special Issue of the Revue d’Etudes Tibetaines, n°53, mars 2020, 367 p.Revue d’Etudes TibétainesNuméro cinquante-trois – Mars 2020&#160;&#160;Asian Influences on Tibetan Military History between the 17th and 20th Centuries &#160;Edited byS.G. FitzHerbert and Alice Travers &#160;§&#160; Full text&#160;&#160; &#160;(9.6 MB)&#160;§&#160; Cover, contents&#160;&#160; &#160;(89 kb, pp. i-iv)&#160;§&#160; Acknowledgements&#160;&#160; &#160;(60 kb, p. 5)§&#160; Notes on Transcription and Transliteration of Terms in Asian Languages&#160;&#160; &#160;(52 kb, p. 6)§&#160; Introduction: The Ganden Phodrang’s Military Institutions and Culture between the 17th and the 20th Centuries, at a Crossroads of Influences&#160;&#160; &#160;(1.1 MB, pp. 7-28)&#160; &#160; author: Solomon George FitzHerbert and Alice Travers&#160;§&#160; Mongol and Tibetan Armies on the Trans-Himalayan Fronts in the Second Half of the 17th Century, with a Focus on the Autobiography of the Fifth Dalai Lama&#160;&#160; &#160;(484 kb, pp. 29-55)&#160; &#160; author: Federica Venturi&#160;§&#160; The Zunghar Conquest of Central Tibet and its Influence on Tibetan Military Institutions in the 18th Century&#160;&#160; &#160;(491 kb, pp. 56-113)&#160; &#160; author: Hosung Shim&#160;§&#160; Tibetan and Qing Troops in the Gorkha Wars (1788–1792) as Presented in Chinese Sources: A Paradigm Shift in Military Culture&#160;&#160; &#160;(695 kb, pp. 114-146)&#160; &#160; author: Ulrich Theobald&#160;§&#160; Meritocracy in the Tibetan Army after the 1793 Manchu Reforms: The Career of General Zurkhang Sichö Tseten&#160;&#160; &#160;(481 kb, pp. 147-177)&#160; &#160; author: Alice Travers&#160;§&#160; The Geluk Gesar: Guandi, the Chinese God of War, in Tibetan Buddhism from the 18th to 20th Centuries&#160;&#160; &#160;(1.5 MB, pp. 178-266)&#160; &#160; author: Solomon George FitzHerbert&#160;§&#160; A Visual Representation of the Qing Political and Military Presence in Mid-19th Century Tibet&#160;&#160; &#160;(1.7 MB, pp. 267-302)&#160; &#160; author: Diana Lange&#160;§&#160; Zhang Yintang’s Military Reforms in 1906–1907 and their aftermath—The Introduction of Militarism in Tibet&#160;&#160; &#160;(660 kb, pp. 303-340)&#160; &#160; author: Ryosuke Kobayashi&#160;§&#160; Japanese Visitors to Tibet in the Early 20th Century and their Impact on Tibetan Military Affairs—with a Focus on Yasujirō Yajima&#160;&#160; &#160;(582 kb, pp. 341-364)&#160; &#160; author: Yasuko Komoto&#160;§&#160; List of Authors&#160;&#160; &#160;(104 kb, pp. 365-367)&#160;