Yangtze River Gunboats 1900–49
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
New Vanguard
ISBN-10
1849084084
ISBN-13
9781849084086
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Osprey Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 20th, 2011
Print length
48 Pages
Weight
180 grams
Dimensions
19.20 x 23.70 x 0.40 cms
Product Classification:
HistoryMilitary & naval ships
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"Yangtze River Gunboats, 1900-47".
From the end of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th, most Western powers maintained a naval presence in China. These gunboats protected traders and missionaries, safeguarded national interests, and patrolled Chinese rivers in search of pirates. It was a wild, lawless time in China as ruthless warlords fought numerous small wars to increase their power and influence. This book covers the gunboats of all the major nations that stationed naval forces in China, including America, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Japan, and looks at such famous incidents as the Japanese bombing of the USS Patay and the dramatic escape of the HMS Amethyst from Communist forces in 1947, which marked the end of the gunboat era.
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