- Paperback: 48 pages
- Publisher: Osprey Publishing; illustrated edition edition (8 Nov 1979)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0850453356
- ISBN-13: 978-0850453355
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 0.3 x 24.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 443,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the year 1900, an unprecedented co-operation occurred between the eight major military powers of the world. For more than a year military and naval personnel from Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States fought together against a common enemy. That enemy was a society whose goal was the extermination of all 'foreign devils' in China - the I Ho Ch'uan, or Righteous Harmonious Fists, better known to the West as the Boxers. This engaging account, packed with original photographs and full colour artwork, tells the story of this unique occurrence in military history.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is a nice colourful osprey which provides a good overview of the war mostly forgotten but made famous by the film 55 Days in Peking. It covers the run up to the rebellion and its aftermath and the campaigns fought to get the relief force to Peking and the military operations around the Taku forts and Tientsin. It is clearly written and has lots of good illustrations of the many nations troops involved in the war. in all it packs a lot in a small book, well worth the money.
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Uniforms of the Boxer Rebellion
22 Sep 2008
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The color plates of this Osprey title are pretty good and illustrate the finer details of the equipment and uniforms of the various international contingents that fought during the Boxer Rebellion. The text is not bad, either, but space allows it only to give a brief overview of the historical situation. Like most men-at-arms titles pertaining to recent history, this is mostly a visual guide.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A great primer to the Boxer Rebellion!
26 April 1997
Format:Paperback
For those contemplating staging a new wargame, look no further than this book for the Boxer Rebellion. Although somewhat dated by comparison with the other Osprey MAA books, the text is readable and the illustrations by C Warner are evocative of the period. Recommended
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
This One Stands the Test of Time
29 Dec 2001
Format:Paperback
So many of the earlier volumes in this series are either superficially done by authors barely familiar with research or just too sketchy, that is, the subject is too vast for the space available.
This one is just about right. It is the story of the first international expeditionary force in the twentieth century, combining forces which sooner or later would fight each other. The major forces were the U.S., and the British, Japanese, French, and German empires, all first commanded by a British admiral.
The Chinese peasant traditionalist organizations, whose names translated as Boxers, revolted against the Imperial Government and laid siege to the Legation Quarter at Peking near the seat of the government. For political reasons, the Imperial Army was first kept on the sidelines, for the Imperial Dowager Empress disapproved of the foreign concessions that had been imposed on China over the last century. (19th).But when the Allies tried to advance along the railway to Peking to rescue the foreigners there the Imperial Army blocked their way.
The advance was no picnic stroll. Hordes of Boxer and Imperial forces attacked the advancing Allies who in the searing heat and stifling dust of the Asian continental climate were hindered by the necessity of marching along the railroad from Tientsin and repairing it as they went.
All in all, a good overview of the incidents which at the time, inspired multitudes of reports, books, and popular histories.
Later the siege was commemorated in the movie "55 Days at Peking" starring Charlton Heston and the US Marine Corps Legation Guard. Though the British Envoy, a former general officer was really in charge of the defense.
This one is just about right. It is the story of the first international expeditionary force in the twentieth century, combining forces which sooner or later would fight each other. The major forces were the U.S., and the British, Japanese, French, and German empires, all first commanded by a British admiral.
The Chinese peasant traditionalist organizations, whose names translated as Boxers, revolted against the Imperial Government and laid siege to the Legation Quarter at Peking near the seat of the government. For political reasons, the Imperial Army was first kept on the sidelines, for the Imperial Dowager Empress disapproved of the foreign concessions that had been imposed on China over the last century. (19th).But when the Allies tried to advance along the railway to Peking to rescue the foreigners there the Imperial Army blocked their way.
The advance was no picnic stroll. Hordes of Boxer and Imperial forces attacked the advancing Allies who in the searing heat and stifling dust of the Asian continental climate were hindered by the necessity of marching along the railroad from Tientsin and repairing it as they went.
All in all, a good overview of the incidents which at the time, inspired multitudes of reports, books, and popular histories.
Later the siege was commemorated in the movie "55 Days at Peking" starring Charlton Heston and the US Marine Corps Legation Guard. Though the British Envoy, a former general officer was really in charge of the defense.
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