China Station: The British Military in the Middle Kingdom 1839 - 1997

by Mark Felton

Book Overview

The Author, who lives in Shanghai, sets out to demonstrate that the British military has been at the forefront of many of the great changes that have swept China over the last two centuries.

He devotes chapters to the various wars, military adventures and rebellions that regularly punctuated Sino/British relationships since the 1st Opium War 1839-1842. This classic example of Imperial intervention saw the establishment of Hong Kong and Shanghai...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781590699
• ISBN13: 9781781590690
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"