The Truth of History -- Historical Facts of the Boxer Uprising and Reassessment

Author: Lin Huaguo
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Was the Eight Banners the main force against the Eight-Nation Alliance, or the Qing Army? Who attacked the Legation Quarter, the Eight Banners or the Qing Army? Why did the Qing government dare to "declare war" on eight countries? This book objectively analyzes some confusing events during the Boxer Movement. It is a landmark achievement thats the Boxer Movement to its factual basis. The author's opinions on some major issues in the Boxer Movement are convincing and well-supported by evidence, overturning certain previous conclusions. Professor Motohiko Sato, a Boxer Movement historian at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, described some of the analyses in this book as "highly captivating."