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Peking 1900
Peter Harrington
其他書名
The Boxer Rebellion
出版Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013-03-20
主題History / Military / StrategyHistory / Military / Revolutions & Wars of IndependenceHistory / Asia / ChinaHistory / Wars & Conflicts / GeneralHistory / Asia / GeneralTechnology & Engineering / Military ScienceHistory / Modern / 20th Century / General
ISBN18460354069781846035401
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Vd8bDAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.