Coming Soon | The Lion and the Dragon by Mark Simner

The story of Britain’s devastating drug wars with China, fought between 1839-1842 and 1857-1860

• A new in-depth military history of the Anglo-Chinese Wars
• Written in a lively manner as if the author had witnessed events for himself
• Extensive use of primary and period sources, which present the reader with greater detail on the subject than ever before
• A large number of period images and maps, many of which have not appeared in print for over a century

During the mid-19th century, Brit...