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Item Details
Title:
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PEKING 1900
THE BOXER REBELLION |
By: |
Peter Harrington, Michael Perry (Illus) |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1472803043 |
ISBN 13: |
9781472803047 |
Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
Pub. date: |
20 March, 2013 |
Series: |
Campaign 85 |
Description: |
In 1900 a violent rebellion swept northern China - the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China. This book describes the desperate series of events as the multinational force rushed to their rescue. |
Synopsis: |
In 1900 a violent rebellion swept northern China - the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China. With the connivance of the Imperial Court they laid siege to the legation quarter of Peking. Trapped inside were an assortment of diplomats, civilians and a small number of troops. They were all Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister in Peking, had to defend against thousands of hostile Boxers and Imperial troops. It would now be a race against time. Could the rag-tag defenders hold out long enough for the gathering relief force to reach them? This book describes the desperate series of events as the multinational force rushed to their rescue. |
Illustrations: |
72 b/w; 30 col |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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