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Originally published in 1957, C.E. Lucas Phillips’ Escape of the Amethyst presents a detailed account of the Amethyst Incident based on the testimony of the namesake ship’s occupants and aids. HMS Amethyst was a British frigate that guarded the British Embassy in Nanking and sailed from Shanghai in relief of HMS Consort. This incident unfolded…
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