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On 20 June 1900 Baron von Ketteler the German Minister was assassinated in a Peking street By 4pm the first shots were fired into the legation quarter and the siege of foreigners by Boxers and imperial troops had begun Among the besieged were 148 women from America Europe Russia and Japan and Maud the Barons American widow What were their experiences How did they cope with their 79 children for two months without enough to eat often under fire This book tells their story of courage grief humour friendship illhealth and hard work mostly through their own accounts It identifies the women for the first time as individuals missionary teachers and doctors globe trotters and the wives of diplomats officials railway engineers merchants bankers and the owner of the Peking Hotel
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on The Siege at Peking Oxford sold at 50.78 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Tells of the 55day siege of the foreign legation compound in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion
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About the brand More bold style from an Italian favorite 2 Hand Quartz movement Gold Stainless Steel bracelet Jewelry Clasp clasp Stainless Steel bezel Stainless Steel case Mineral crystal Pushpull crown White dial Date display Case 28mm x 71mm Braceletstrap 16mm wide x 47in long Waterresistant up to 30 meters Manufacturers limited warranty
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Discover information, advice, and prices for Writing the Siege of Leningrad, priced at 28.76 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
From September 1941 until January 1944 Leningrad suffered under one of the worst sieges in the history of warfare At least one million civilians died many during the terribly cold first winter Bearing the brunt of this hardshipand keeping the city alive through their daily toil and sacrificewere the women of Leningrad Yet their perspective on life during the siege has been little examinedCynthia Simmons and Nina Perlina have searched archival holdings for letters and diaries written during the siege conducted interviews with survivors and collected poetry fiction and retrospective memoirs written by the blokadnitsy women survivors to present a truer picture of the city under siege In simple direct even heartbreaking language these documents tell of lost husbands mothers children meager rations often supplemented with sawdust and other inedible additives crime cruelty and even cannibalism They also relate unexpected acts of kindness and generosity attempts to maintain cultural life through musical and dramatic performances and provide insight into a group of ordinary women reaching beyond differences in socioeconomic class ethnicity and profession in order to survive in extraordinary times
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Silver Winner ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year History From September 1941 until January 1944 Leningrad suffered under one of the worst sieges in the history of warfare At least one million civilians died many during the terribly cold first winter Bearing the brunt of this hardshipand keeping the city alive through their daily toil and sacrificewere the women of Leningrad Yet their perspective on life during the siege has been little examined Cynthia Simmons and Nina Perlina have searched archival holdings for letters and diaries written during the siege conducted interviews with survivors and collected poetry fiction and retrospective memoirs written by the blokadnitsy women survivors to present a truer picture of the city under siege In simple direct even heartbreaking language these documents tell of lost husbands mothers children meager rations often supplemented with sawdust and other inedible additives crime cruelty and even cannibalism They also relate unexpected acts of kindness and generosity attempts to maintain cultural life through musical and dramatic performances and provide insight into a group of ordinary women reaching beyond differences in socioeconomic class ethnicity and profession in order to survive in extraordinary times
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From September 1941 until January 1944 Leningrad suffered under one of the worst sieges in the history of warfare At least one million civilians died many during the terribly cold first winter Bearing the brunt of this hardshipand keeping the city alive through their daily toil and sacrificewere the women of Leningrad Yet their perspective on life during the siege has been little examinedCynthia Simmons and Nina Perlina have searched archival holdings for letters and diaries written during the siege conducted interviews with survivors and collected poetry fiction and retrospective memoirs written by the blokadnitsy women survivors to present a truer picture of the city under siege In simple direct even heartbreaking language these documents tell of lost husbands mothers children meager rations often supplemented with sawdust and other inedible additives crime cruelty and even cannibalism They also relate unexpected acts of kindness and generosity attempts to maintain cultural life through musical and dramatic performances and provide insight into a group of ordinary women reaching beyond differences in socioeconomic class ethnicity and profession in order to survive in extraordinary times
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Two women who scarcely know each other but with a common love of exotic landscape vintage wheels and high adventure one a wellheeled Pacific Heights motorcycle enthusiast the other a Santa Cruzbased automotive journalist car fanatic and mother of two small children join forces to tackle an arduous endurance rally driving a classic car over ten thousand miles of rough and exotic terrain in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge Prince Borgheses Trail is a classic travel adventure narrative in the tradition of Alexandra DavidNeel and Beryl Markham
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Ospreys study of the violent Boxer Rebellion whichnbspswept northern China in 1900 The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China With the connivance of the Imperial Court they laid siege to the legation quarter of Peking Trapped inside were an assortment of diplomats civilians and a small number of troops They were all Sir Claude Macdonald the British Minister in Peking had to defend against thousands of hostile Boxers and Imperial troops It would now be a race against time Could the ragtag defenders hold out long enough for the gathering relief force to reach them This book describes the desperate series of events as the multinational force rushed to their rescue
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Behind the Scenes in Peking sold at 64.47 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
First published in 1910 this gripping eyewitness account of the siege of the Legation quarter in Peking during the Boxer uprising describes in vivid detail the fluctuating morale the lighthearted moments and the tragic outcome
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In the summer of 1982 Israel unleashed its socalled Operation Peace for Galilee on Lebanon The Israeli armed forces conducted hundreds of air raids dropping thousands of tons of bombs killing and maiming countless men women and children The author of Surviving the Siege of Beirut stayed in West Beirut the main focus of the attacks throughout the war recording the events around her with painstaking honesty and passion The result is a vividly informative account from the viewpoint of those who suffered most the ordinary people of West Beirut1
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This collection of firstperson accounts chronicles the experiences of 12 humanitarians who entered Sudan illegally to variously provide food medical care and spiritual support to the besieged people of the Nuba Mountains A diverse group of men and women of various ages professions and religious beliefs the chroniclers describe in detail the tragedies of the current war in the state of South Kordofan their own close calls with death and why they are committed to helping a little known group of peopleNuba civiliansas the United Nations the African Union and all nongovernmental organizations are forbidden from crossing the border
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A powerful historical novel by the late Ariana Franklin and her daughter Samantha Norman The Siege Winter is a tour de force mystery and murder adventure and intrigue a battle for a crown told by two courageous young women whose fates are intertwined in twelfth century Englands devastating civil war1141 England is engulfed in war as King Stephen and his cousin the Empress Matilda vie for the crown In this dangerous world not even Emma an elevenyearold peasant is safe A depraved monk obsessed with redheads kidnaps the gingerhaired girl from her village and leaves her for dead When an archer for hire named Gwyl finds her she has no memory of her previous life Unable to abandon her Gwyl takes the girl with him dressing her as a boy giving her a new namePendaand teaching her to use a bow But Gwyn knows that the man who hurt Penda roams free and that a scrap of evidence she possesses could be very valuableGwyl and Penda make their way to Kenilworth a small but strategically important fortress that belongs to fifteenyearold Maud Newly wedded to a boorish and much older husband after her fathers death the fierce and determined young chatelaine tempts fate and Stephens murderous wrath when she gives shelter to the empressAided by a garrison of mercenaries including Gwyl and his odd redheaded apprentice Maud will stave off Stephens siege for a long brutal winter that will bring a host of visitors to Kenilworthkings soldiers and a sinister monk with deadly business to finish
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Following the May 1857 uprising by sepoys in Meerut and Delhi the whole future of the British Raj was in the balance Nowhere was this better demonstrated than at Lucknow and Cawnpore At the latter a garrison of 240 with 375 British women and children battled to survive a siege by 3000 mutineers led by Nana Sahib Unimaginable horrors of artillery and sniper fire coupled with the crippling heat of the Indian summer took their toll An offer of safe passage was treacherously reneged on and the massacres which followed drew a terrible retribution when relief finally arrived in the shape of Generals Havelock and NeilAt Lucknow the 1800 British men women and children supported by more than 1000 loyal sepoys resisted assaults by 20000 mutineers despite heavy casualties and sickness Sir Colin Campbells force got through to relieve the garrison and evacuate civilians in November 1857 but the city was not restored to British control until March 1858 These dramatic events are brought to life in this first rate history
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The Siege Collection The Siege of Kars 1855 The Boer War Ladysmith and Mfeking 1900 The Siege of the Peking Embassy 1900
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This collection of firstperson accounts chronicles the experiences of 12 humanitarians who entered Sudan illegally to variously provide food medical care and spiritual support to the besieged people of the Nuba Mountains A diverse group of men and women of various ages professions and religious beliefs the chroniclers describe in detail the tragedies of the current war in the state of South Kordofan their own close calls with death and why they are committed to helping a little known group of peopleNuba civiliansas the United Nations the African Union and all nongovernmental organizations are forbidden from crossing the border
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Here Geoffrey Hindley serves us the history of military sieges from every angle tracing the development of fortifications and equipment offensive and defensive penning vivid portraits of the weapons involved exploring the psychology of laying siege and even describing the role played by women and camp followers in battle He shows siege tactics in action through reallife case studies of famous sieges that changed the course of history in medieval Europe and the Holy Land His stimulating and accessible study will be fascinating reading for medieval specialists and for anyone who is interested in the history of warfare
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The effects of civil war are suffered most horrifically by the ordinary men women and children involuntarily caught up in it Such was the fate of the citizens of Chester who for almostnbsp4 years found themselves at the center of the battle between King and Parliament Chesters inhabitants withstood the terrors of bombardment and the rigors of starvation in one of the most fiercely contested sieges of the Civil War This is the story of their brutal introduction to the realities of war and their gallant defence of Chester John Barratt also provides insight into the role of Chesters women as they worked alongside their men under enemy fire
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After more than three years of grim fighting General Ulysses Grant had a plan to end the Civil Warlaying siege to Petersburg Virginia thus cutting off supplies the Confederate capital at Richmond He established his headquarters at City Point on the James River requiring thousands of troops tons of supplies as well as extensive medical facilities and staff Nurses flooded the area yet many did not work in medical capacitiesthey served as organizers advocates and intelligence gatherers Nursing emerged as a noble profession with multiple specialties Drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources this history covers the resilient women who opened the way for others into postwar medical professional and political arenas
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