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Fighting Ships of the Far East (1): China and Southeast Asia 202 BC-AD 1419

Fighting Ships of the Far East (1): China and Southeast Asia 202 BC-AD 1419

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Description: Fighting Ships of the Far East (1)adds enormously to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject. Using detailed descriptions, accurate cutaway plates and reliable historical examples, this book covers the history of Chinese ship design and naval warfare from the beginning of the Han dynasty to the first few years of the Ming dynasty. The epic battle of Lake Poyang in in 1363, won by the man who was to become the first Ming Emperor, is also detailed.
MSRP: 17.95
Book Series: New Vanguard
Volume: 61
Subject: Military History
Author: Stephen Turnbull
About the Author: Stephen Turnbull is the world's leading English language authority on medieval Japan and the samurai. He has travelled extensively in the far east, particularly in Japan and Korea and is the author of ‘The Samurai - A Military History’ and Men-at-Arms 86: ‘Samurai Armies 1550-1615’.
ISBN-13: 9781841763866
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Publication Date: 11/13/02
Number of Pages: 48
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Wayne Reynolds
UPC: 9781841763866
Set: Osprey Books
Rarity: sealed
Fighting Ships of the Far East (1)adds enormously to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject. Using detailed descriptions, accurate cutaway plates and reliable historical examples, this book covers the history of Chinese ship design and naval warfare from the beginning of the Han dynasty to the first few years of the Ming dynasty. The epic battle of Lake Poyang in in 1363, won by the man who was to become the first Ming Emperor, is also detailed.
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