Hostage on the Yangtze: Britain, China, and the Amethyst Crisis of 1949 by Malcolm H. Murfett

Hostage on the Yangtze: Britain, China, and the Amethyst Crisis of 1949

Malcolm H. Murfett

336 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history politics emotional informative medium-paced

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In 1949, as the Chinese Civil War was about to enter its final, explosive stage, the small British frigate HMS Amethyst was sent on a dangerous mission up the Yangtze River to protect British citizens in Nanking. En route it was attacked by the Ch...

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