Peking 1900 (e-bog) af Peter Harrington, Harrington

Peking 1900 e-bog

139,13 DKK (inkl. moms 173,91 DKK)
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 s...
E-bog 139,13 DKK
Forfattere Peter Harrington, Harrington (forfatter), Michael Perry, Perry (illustrator)
Udgivet 20 marts 2013
Længde 96 sider
Genrer 1FPC
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781472803047
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.