“Absorbing and worthwhile . . . You won't want to put the book down.”—Portland Telegram The cheerful Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Je

Egypt in the twenty-sixth century BC. The young pharaoh Cheops wants to forgo the construction of a pyramid in his honor, but his court sages hasten to persuade

A definitive history of the Royal Navy’s China Station. In the The Navy List for April 1864 the China Station was first shown as a separate Royal Navy Station

Deals not only with the details of the amphibious warfare which led to the capture of Peking, but also with European rivalries, American trade competition, majo

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Joining the China Station -- 2 Between China and