Compiled from notes made on the spot by a young British midshipman, this account follows the allied naval forces in China in 1900: the bombardment and storming of the Taku forts, the first siege of Tientsin, Admiral Seymour’s dash for Peking and the operations to relieve both Tientsin and Seymour’s column, with the sailors of many nations fighting side by side.
A vivid eyewitness record of the naval side of the Boxer war, from the British perspective of 1900. Download the free EPUB.