This technical guide describes combat in the Far East from the Mongol ascendancy through the Opium Wars in the nineteenth century. It explores the tactics required to win battles with the available technology, along with the development of weaponry, and looks at foot and mounted soldiers, why certain units proved so effective, how units worked together on the battlefield, the importance of a general correctly disposing his troops, specialist techniques and equipment for siege warfare, and naval warfare.
This technical guide describes combat in the Far East from the Mongol ascendancy through the Opium Wars in the nineteenth century. It explores the tactics required to win battles with the available technology, along with the development of weaponry, and looks at foot and mounted soldiers, why certain units proved so effective, how units worked together on the battlefield, the importance of a general correctly disposing his troops, specialist techniques and equipment for siege warfare, and naval warfare.
Michael E. Haskew is the editor of WWII History Magazine and The World War II Desk Reference with the Eisenhower Center for American Studies. He is the author of The Sniper At War, The Encyclopedia of Elite Forces in World War II, Order of Battle: Western Allied Forces of WWII, and The Italian Campaign in World War II. Christer Jorgensen has a PhD from University College, London. Jorgensen has published various books on the history of European warfare. Based in London, he has also contributed to Battles That Changed Warfare and Battles of the Crusades. Chris McNab is a military specialist and author of over 20 survival publications, including How to Survive Anything, Anywhere, Living Off the Land, and SAS Training Manual: Endurance Techniques. He holds a PhD from the University of Wales and lives in south Wales, UK. Eric Niderost teaches history at Chabot College in California. His work has appeared in many British and American publications, including Military Heritage, Military History, and Osprey Military Journal. Rob S. Rice teaches courses at the American Military University. He has published articles in the Oxford Companion to American Military History and contributed to Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World, Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World, Battles of the Ancient World, Battles of the Bible, Fighting Techniques of Naval Warfare, and Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Era.
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