Title: Far China station : the U.S. Navy in Asian waters, 1800-1898 /
Authors: Johnson, Robert Erwin,; United States Naval Institute,
Year: 2013
Subjects: United States. History.; United States Foreign relations East Asia.; East Asia Foreign relations United States.; United States Foreign relations; United States History, Naval
Contents: The Peacock and her predecessors -- The Opium War -- A treaty with China and visits to Japan -- The most frustrating cruise -- The most important cruise -- Piracy and the affair at the barrier forts -- The Treaty of Tientsin and the squadron's termination -- Japanese rebels and rebel raiders -- The squadron reestablished and renamed -- Peace in Japan and perils of the sea -- An effort to open Korea -- Leaky boilers and infirm admirals -- Worn-out ships and a treaty with Korea -- The Sino-French War -- The last years of the old Navy -- The Sino-Japanese War -- To Manila Bay -- Retrospect.