Stephen Turnbull

Fighting Ships of the Far East (2) (eBook, ePUB)

Japan and Korea AD 612-1639
Illustrator: Reynolds, Wayne

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility. However, this impression can be misleading, as much of what passed for mercantile activity was in fact conducted by Japanese pirate fleets, who pillaged the coasts of Korea and China in a long-lasting tradition that culminated in the greatest pirate raid of all: Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea in 1592. This was the conflict that involved Ming China and almost dragged in Siam. It also led to Korea developing East Asia's most famous warship: the legendary turtle ship, which is described for the first time in full technical detail in this book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782000129
• Artikelnr.: 44626923

Autorenporträt

Stephen Turnbull is widely recognised as the world's leading English language authority on the samurai of Japan. He took his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) and a PhD from Leeds University. He is now retired and pursues an active literary career, having now published 85 books. His expertise has helped with numerous projects including films, television and the award-winning strategy game Shogun Total War.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction · Fighting Ships and Naval Warfare in Japan and Korea ·
Techniques and Types of Korean Ships and Shipbuilding · Korean Shipboard
Armaments · Korean Fighting Ships in Action · Techniques and Types of
Japanese Ships and Shipbuilding · Japanese Shipboard Armaments · Japanese
Fighting Ships in Action · Suggestions for Further Reading · Colour plate
Commentary · Index