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Title: A poorly titled work
Review: Although a well written book, this book is too one-sided to merit it's title. It is merely a military account of the westerner's seige in Peking. This book focuses FAR too much energy on minute details (..the rations alotted to Mrs. so-and-so on such-a-day ) with only cursory comments about the Boxers, China, and any ideaology of the Boxer rebellion! Nevertheless,I read the whole book, solely because of the author's writing prowess. All in all I was thoroughly disappointed and feel like I have learned very little about the amazing culture of China.
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