{"product_id":"9781591144090","title":"Far China Station","description":"Author: Robert Erwin Johnson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781591144090\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Naval Institute Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 22 Nov 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 322 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar China Station was the first work to put nineteenth century American naval and diplomatic affairs in the Far East into clear perspective. Johnson examines the origins of the East India Squadron, defines its import role in the implementation of foreign policy and describes the dangers routinely faced by the squadron's ships and sailors. Great and gallant ships move through the pages from the famous Olympia and the majestic Columbus to the plodding Palos. Naval heroes and the not-so-great, angry mobs, Japanese rebels, leaky boilers, imperious officials and infirm admirals are set against a background of uncertain anchorages, storms at sea, and the ravages of disease in the last years of the Old Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920598220958,"sku":"ING-9781591144090","price":51.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781591144090.jpg?v=1782825488","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781591144090","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}