Murfett Malcom H (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Naval Institute Press, 1991 313 pp with three maps and seven B&W illustrations. In 1949, as the Chinese Civil War was about to enter its final, explosive stage, a small British frigate was sent on a mission up the Yangtse to protect British citizens in Nanking. En route it was attacked by Chinese Communists and held hostage for several months before the crew managed to escape. This series of events was viewed very differently by the West and the Chinese. Using recently released official documents from the British Forign Office, the author attempts to review the events that led up to the attack and its diplomatic repurcussions on both sides. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Red cloth boards are clean and undamaged. Dust jacket has some rubbing to corners and edges. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.…

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo xvi + 313pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, appends., bibliog., index, In 1949, as the Chinese Civil War was about to enter its final, explosive stage, a small British frigate was sent on a mission up the Yangtse to protect British citizens in Nanking. En route it was attacked by Chinese Communists and held hostage for several months before the crew managed to escape. This series of events was viewed very differently by the West and the Chinese.…

Opd. 324 S. eingie wenige Bleistanstreichungen Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.