FROM THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE 20TH, MOST WESTERN POWERS MAINTAINED A NAVAL PRESENCE IN CHINA. THESE GUNBOATS PROTECTED TRADERS AND MISSIONARIES, SAFEGUARDED NATIONAL INTERESTS, AND PATROLLED CHINESE RIVERS IN SEARCH OF PIRATES. THIS BOOK COVERS THE GUNBOATS OF ALL THE MAJOR NATIONS THAT STATIONED NAVAL FORCES IN CHINA, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, BRITAIN, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, PORTUGAL, AND JAPAN.

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