Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea Ad 612-1639 by Turnbull, Stephen

Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea AD 612-1639 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841764788)

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Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea Ad 612-1639 by Turnbull, Stephen

Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea AD 612-1639

$20.00
Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea Ad 612-1639 by Turnbull, Stephen

Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea AD 612-1639

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Stephen Turnbull
ISBN-10: 1841764787
ISBN-13: 9781841764788
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 01/25/2003
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.18w x 0.19d
By Stephen Turnbull
By Stephen Turnbull
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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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