Description: Peking 1900: The Boxer Rebellion (Campaign 85) Paperback – May 25, 2001by Peter Harrington (Author), Michael Perry (Illustrator) 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. Publisher : Osprey Publishing (May 25, 2001)Language : EnglishPaperback : 96 pagesISBN-10 : 1841761818ISBN-13 : 9781841761817
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Book Series: Campaign
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Illustrated
Original Language: English
Book Title: Peking 1900 : the Boxer Rebellion
Item Length: 9.7in
Item Height: 0.2in
Item Width: 7.2in
Author: Peter Harrington
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / Strategy, Asia / China, Military / Wars & Conflicts (OTHER)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 2001
Genre: History
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 96 Pages
