Praeger - Peking 1900 - The Boxer Rebellion

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Also published as: Osprey Campaign 85: Peking 1900
The Boxer Rebellion

Authors: Peter Harrington
Illustrator: Michael Perry
Publisher: Praeger Publishers, February 2005
ISBN 0-275-98634-9
Hardcover, 96 pages, measures (in inches) 9.8 x 7.5 x 0.5

About this Book
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.

Contents

  • Background to the Boxer Rebellion
  • Chronology
  • Opposing Commanders
  • Opposing Armies
  • Opposing Plans
  • The Siege and Relief of Peking
  • The aftermath of the Siege
  • The Battlefield Today
  • A Guide to Further Reading

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