Peking 1900
Synopsis
Osprey's study of the violent Boxer Rebellion, which swept northern China in 1900. 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.
- Derechos de autor:
- 2001 Osprey Publishing
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781472803047
- Publisher:
- Osprey Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 2013-04-24T13:41:13Z
- Idioma:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.