Stephen Turnbull

Fighting Ships of the Far East (1) (eBook, PDF)

China and Southeast Asia 202 BC-AD 1419
Illustrator: Reynolds, Wayne

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Authored by an expert on Southeast Asian history, an illustrated addition 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782000464
• Artikelnr.: 45072671

Autorenporträt

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'.

Wayne Reynolds is a professional artist. He has provided illustrations and source material for many gaming companies, creating figures, landscapes and interiors, perhaps best known though for his work on titles such as '2000AD', 'Slaine', and 'Judge Dredd'. Wayne is also a keen modeller and historical re-enactor.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Fighting Ships and Naval Warfare in the Ancient and Medieval Far East
Techniques and Types of Chinese Ships and Shipbuilding
The Chinese Fighting Ship
The Chinese Fighting Ship in Action
A case study of Chinese Fighting Ships
Southeast Asian Warships
Suggestions for Further Reading
Colour plate commentary
Index