Journal Call no. | AP8.H67 |
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Author | Hacker, Arthur. |
Article Title | Emergency ward / Arthur Hacker. |
Is Part Of | Hong Kong tatler ; v.20, no.236, Oct 1996, p.214-219, illus. |
Abstract | In the early 1860s, the Chinese sought the help of British troops and American mercenaries as the Taiping rebels threatened Shanghai. The author looks back at the spirit of cooperation and the savvy of the generals that saved the day. |