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Fighting Ships Far East (2: Japan and Korea Ad 612-1639 (New Vanguard 063)

By Stephen Turnbull

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2003
ISBN
1841764787, 9781841764788
Open Library ID
OL8922426M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8590128 bytes)
Pages
52\52
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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.

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