[PDF.11qe] Yangtze River Gunboats 1900-49 (New Vanguard)

Yangtze River Gunboats 1900-49 (New Vanguard)

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 | #933183 in Books |  Osprey |  2011-06-21 |  2011-06-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.76 x.18 x7.28l,1.50 | File type: PDF | 48 pages

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||22 of 23 people found the following review helpful.| An Excellent Overview Of A Narrow Topic|By Sherby|About all I knew about this topic before reading the book came from the movie Sand Pebbles and the sinking of the Panay. This book broadened my perspective quite a bit. It starts with a chronological overview of the rivers and the gunboats in China (about half the book) and then spends the rest of the time on the designs of| |"This monograph presents the true story of the gunboats from the U.S. Navy and the navies of many European powers and Japan that patrolled the Yangtze River, protecting missionaries and trade and diplomatic outposts, as well as countering warlords and pirates.

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...

You easily download any file type for your device.Yangtze River Gunboats 1900-49 (New Vanguard)   |  Angus Konstam. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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