boxer rebellion, 1899-1901

Chronicles the events that occurred during the two-month siege of eleven foreign ministries in Peking and the foreign community of Tientsin during the summer of 1900.

Details the history of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900, in which groups of peasants in northern China began to band together into a secret society known as "Righteous and Harmonious Fists", called the "Boxers" by Western press wanted to rid China of all foreign influence and massacred foreigners until subdued by international forces.

Describes the causes and events of the Boxer Rebellion, an attempt by Chinese revolutionaries to drive out the foreigners they believed were exploiting their land.

A history of the United States Army from 1898 to 1902 during the time it served overseas in three international conflicts, focusing on its uniforms and equipment.

Collects parallel stories, inspired by visions of Chinese gods, Little Bao recruites an army to fight for China against Western opressers; Vibinia, an unwanted fourth child, finds her first true home with Christian missionaries.

Presents twenty-one primary and secondary documents on significant events in world history between 1880 and 1900, including the partitioning of Africa at the 1885 Berlin conference, the birth of Adolf Hitler, and the discovery of x-rays, and includes a chronology and further reading list.