| Fighting Ships of the Far East (1): China and Southeast Asia 202 BC - AD 1419 Contributor(s): Turnbull, Stephen (Author), Reynolds, Wayne (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841763861 ISBN-13: 9781841763866 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Military - Naval |
| Dewey: 623.821 |
| LCCN: 2007310396 |
| Series: New Vanguard |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 7.28" W x 9.77" (0.35 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Japanese |