The Last Days of Pekin
Gelesen von Peter Tucker
Pierre Loti
(4,875 Sterne; 4 Bewertungen)
The author was an officer in the French navy. This book is a compilation of his experiences when stationed in China in 1900 during and immediately after the Boxer Rebellion. It contains descriptions of the horrors of war, but more significantly a detailed description of the mysterious civilisation into which the occupying ("barbarian") forces intruded. The story is told with sympathy and admiration despite a degree of colonial chauvinism. (Summary by Peter Tucker) (6 hr 13 min)
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Well read by a great reader Fascinating history around the Boxer Rebellion - did not realise how many nations were involved! A little arrogant from the French but they were an occupying army.