The White Messiah III. [End]

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"China shall be my Greece.”

“ To speak of the end of all wars is like speaking of the end of all earthquakes.”

“ Whenever there is fighting, there are opportunities for leadership.”

“ Battles are no longer the spectacular heroics of the past. The army of today and tomorrow is [a] sombre, gigantic machine.”

“ The most promiscuous murderer in the world is an ignorant military officer.”

“ The only justifiable war is revolution.”

- - Homer Lea.

Here is the American "White Messiah" - - Homer Lea.

"Homer Lea (November 17, 1876—November 1, 1912), was an American author of works on geopolitics who became military advisory and general in the army of Sun Yat-sen."

Homer Lea, American military strategic and geo-political thinker AND general officer IN THE CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY OF DR. SUN YAT-SEN!!

Homer, a man who from the earliest age, fancied himself to be a military man, a leader of genius. By age eighteen, had "studied" the military campaigns of Napoleon. Received an admission to the military academy at West Point but was dismissed for frail health. A man of obvious learning and intellect, matriculating from Stanford, having a sound background in military history and politics, in love with all things Chinese.

"he could discourse for hours on the campaigns of Hannibal, Caesar, Alexander the Great, and Napoleon."

"Lea’s Chinese idol was the Martial Monk, Chu Yuan Chang who overthrew the Mongols and founded the great Ming dynasty in 1378."

A man too, however, of poor physical health, deformed, a hunchback, diminutive in stature [4' 11" weighing less than 100 pounds!]! THE LEAST LIKELY CANDIDATE POSSIBLE FOR A MAN ASPIRING TO A MILITARY CAREER!

Physical frailties notwithstanding, Homer Lea was able to ingratiate himself with those Chinese seeking to overthrow the Chinese Imperial dynastic system that had ruled China for over 2,000 years. HOMER - - A MAN WITHOUT ANY MILITARY EXPERIENCE WHATSOEVER, BECOMING A GENERAL OFFICER AND CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY!!

Here is a photo of Homer in the uniform of a Chinese general officer. Homer made a deliberate effort to cultivate the appearance of a Chinese person?

[it should be noted that Homer on those limited occasions when he did lead and command troops in battle - - WAS UNIFORMLY UNSUCCESSFUL!!]

As a writer of geo-political and strategic thought, the ideas of Homer Lea were received favorably and caught the attention of those at the highest level and echelons of political and military command! Persons to include:

* Lenin. [Vladimir Ilych]
* Adna Chaffee. [Chief of Staff, U.S. Army]
* Douglas Mac Arthur. [no introduction needed]
* Gen. Hans von Seeckt.
* Lord Roberts. [Kandahar]
* Clare Boothe Luce. [publisher/Congresswoman/influential socialite]

Homer Lea still has a following and is kindly thought of to this day in Taiwan! See this web site devoted to Lea. [when Homer spoke of China as being his Greece, Lea had Lord Byron in mind!]

Homer Lea, the American "White Messiah", who for a short time moved very big on the world stage. Who would have ever thought such a thing was possible at the time!!

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