Fighting Ships of the Far East (2) Japan and Korea AD 612-1639
by Turnbull, Stephen
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- ISBN 10
- 1841764787
- ISBN 13
- 9781841764788
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About This Item
Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2003. New book, 48 pages, NVG063, 8 pages of colour illustrations, many B&W illustrations. 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. Contents: 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.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Reynolds, Wayne. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
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’.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Fighting Ships of the Far East (2) Japan and Korea AD 612-1639
- Author
- Turnbull, Stephen
- Illustrator
- Reynolds, Wayne
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1841764787
- ISBN 13
- 9781841764788
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- WARSHIPS MILITARY MEDIEVAL JAPAN KOREA ENLIGHTENMENT
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