{"product_id":"the-french-at-foochow-eyewitness-james-roche-ll-cowen-american-navy-9781474540766","title":"THE FRENCH AT FOOCHOW Eyewitness Account Of The Clashes Between French And Chinese Naval Forces 1884","description":"\u003cp\u003eTonkin War developed out of a tussle between France and China for influence in Vietnam. Following a number of engagements, diplomatic exchanges between Li Hongzhang and Captain Ernest Fran?ois Fournier produced a tentative agreement that China would withdraw from Tonkin and legally recognise a French protectorate. Negotiations, however, eventually broke down and the French launched an attack on Fuzhou on 23 August 1884.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeign military observers, including the two American authors of this report, saw the engagement as a chance to evaluate the success of recent Chinese attempts to modernise the imperial navy. For the Qing empire, the Battle of Fuzhou was a disaster, the French fleet of eight ships outgunning its eleven vessels, all of which were eventually sunk. The defeat \"paved the way for the dynasty's downfall\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eight plates are after sketches made during the battle and show several Chinese ships before and after they were sunk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Roche \u0026amp;. LL Cowen American Navy, Cowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474540767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474540766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval \u0026amp; Military Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.15d","brand":"James Roche \u0026. LL Cowen American Navy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46052456104191,"sku":"9781474540766","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_995fd73a-3f59-43c6-80be-36994f8d8eb9.jpg?v=1723556427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-french-at-foochow-eyewitness-james-roche-ll-cowen-american-navy-9781474540766","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}