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YANGTSE INCIDENT: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst April 20, 1949, to July 31, 1949.

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YANGTSE INCIDENT: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst April 20, 1949, to July 31, 1949.

by EARL, Lawrence

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Mew York 1951, Knopf. Red cloth, very good, 199p., 25 b.w. photos, 2 maps, library buckram, clean ex-library copy,usual stamps, contents clean. The true story of the attack by the Communist Chinese on the British vessel, the death of 23 English sailors, 31 wounded, the ship was hit some 53 times with heavy guns. The story of the unprovoked incident, and the eventual release of all. .

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Title
YANGTSE INCIDENT: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst April 20, 1949, to July 31, 1949.
Author
EARL, Lawrence
Book Condition
Used -
Binding
Hardcover
Keywords
China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art]; Foreigners In China: All Periods; Communist China, Post Wwii: Rinse & Influence Of Chinese Communists; Ships, Boats, Junks, Shipping & All Related Items;

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