"Foreigners Within the Gates recreates the blossoming, upheaval, and decline of this precariously placed 'little Europe,' from its establishment in the late 1900s, through the violence of the Boxer rebellion, the Japanese occupation of the 1930s, and the Legation Quarter's disappearance in post-war Peking."--dustjacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-155) and index.

Background to the Siege of Peking: Anti-foreign riots ; Sino-Japanese War ; The emergence of the Boxers -- Chronology -- Opposing Commanders -- Opposing Forces: Chinese forces ; Order of battle: Chinese Imperial Army ; Allied Forces ; Order of battle: Allied Forces -- Opposing plans: The first relief attempt ; The capture of Taku Forts ; The Siege of Tientsin -- The Siege of Peking: The Siege of Peking - First stage ; The Siege of Peking - Second stage ; The relief of Peking -- Aftermath -- The Battlefield today.
Yihequan 議和拳 / Yihetuan 議和團.

***Graphic resource -- high-quality color reproductions of 19th and early 20th century Western (mostly French, some British) prints depicting Beijing during times of peace and conflict (Second Anglo-Chinese War aka Second Opium War 英法聯軍之役, Boxer Rebellion 庚子事變).