A concise, detailed examination of the Siege of the International Legations and its aftermath, featuring special artwork and maps.
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.
| Published | Mar 20 2013 |
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| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781846035401 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 72 b/w; 30 col |
| Series | Campaign |
| Short code | CAM 85 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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