I have drawn up a list of essential resources:
Books
Osprey's Men at Arms no. 95 The Boxer Rebellion by Lynn E. Bodin. A great general reference and the painting guide.
Osprey Campaign Series no. 85, Peking 1900 by Peter Harrington. Good photos and illustrations, bird's eye view of Peking legation, and maps.
The Boxer Rebellion by Paul H. Clements. Addresses causes, politics, and may give some insight into motivations. No photos or illustrations.
The Siege at Peking by Peter Flemming. Offers some useful details with respect to modelling and general details of the relief expeditions and battles. Few maps, no photos.
James Ricalton's Photographs of China During the Boxer Rebellion by Christopher J. Lucas. Only a few photos were specifically of the legations.
The Colonial Wars Sourcebook by Philip J. Haythornethwaite. A small section is dedicated to the Boxer Rebellion, it offers an overview of the Rebellion. B&W photos throughout.
The Fists of Righteous Harmony by Henry Keown Boyd. Similar to Flemmings book above. Many good photos and maps.
The Boxer Rebellion by Diana Preston . A well-written account of the Boxer Rebellion but as seen through the eyes of the Western participants only.. Some b&w photos and maps.
Magazines
Miniature Wargames magazine Nos. 65,66,67,68 (Oct '88 thru Jan'89) have a four part article. It covers uniforms, history, maps, etc.
Practical Wargamer magazine Autumn '88 has an article on the British Legation with birdseye view.
Wargames Illustrated no. 27 contains an article called "55 Minutes at Peking", which inspired me for the period. Contains pictures and rules.
3 comments:
Well I have all those magazines, I`ll dig them out and have a read through.
I also have a couple of French books on the colonial army and Tropes de Marine which will cover this period.
There's also a Boxer Rebellion scenario in the back of the Arc of Fire rule book.
For a more whimsical take on the action I'll see if I can get some details of Alan Saunders's HOTT armies that place a lot of emphasis on the mythology of the war.
Pete a comment from over on the Hat forum
"Many thanks for the info, the sources compilation is very helpful. May I suggest to add the book of Cohen, Paul A. (1997): History in Three Keys: The Boxers as Event, Experience, and Myth Columbia University Press. It doesn't focus on military aspects but is very interesting because it contains some (few) Boxer testimonies from interviews from the 1960s and 1970s. http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=99676995"
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