The Siege at Peking: The Boxer Rebellion

by Peter Fleming

Book Overview

In June 1900, the foreign Legations at Peking were attacked by Imperial Chinese troops, with the support of the Empress Dowager. Peter Fleming gives a gripping account of the ensuing siege, which... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880294620
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Dorset Pr
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Close to the best writing I know.

His logic is impeccable, his language is breathtaking. Time after time I stopped to reread a sentence for the style alone. Thoroughly recommended.