Description: Yangtze River Gunboats 1900–49 Angus Konstam (Author) , Tony Bryan (Illustrator) 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. PublishedJun 21 2011FormatPaperbackPages48ISBN9781849084086ImprintOsprey PublishingIllustrations7 colDimensions10 x 7 inchesSeriesNew VanguardShort codeNVG 181PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Illustrated
Original Language: English
Book Title: Yangtze River Gunboats 1900-49
Number of Pages: 48 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: Military / Strategy, Military / Naval, Asia / General, Asia / China
Illustrator: Bryan, Tony, Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 5.6 Oz
Author: Angus Konstam
Item Length: 9.8 in
Book Series: New Vanguard Ser.
Item Width: 7.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
