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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The unrivalled illustrated reference on fighting vehicles, transport and artillery through the ages. Each volume is illustrated throughout, making these books uniquely accessible to history enthusiasts of all ages.
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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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Fighting Ships is worth your time.,
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This review is from: Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea AD 612-1639 (New Vanguard) (v. 2) (Paperback)
I am rating this book for what it is...a guide to specific ship designs. Turnbull is the premier popular historian of Japanese and Korean military history. This book is excellent when combined with Turnbull's other works, including "Samurai Invasion" and "The Samurai, A Military History."
Japan's Korean War experience at the beginning of the 17th century is an eerie foretaste of America's experience in the 20th century. This book is an invaluable addition to the library of any student of the era, and the maps, pictures and diagrams make Turnbull's other works come to life.
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A useful study,
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This review is from: Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea AD 612-1639 (New Vanguard) (v. 2) (Paperback)
You are not going to build big and powerful navies without money and resources. Empires like China clearly spent much on their navy. This is a very short book but there is much detail here. It had many fine illustrious. It could have used more. With subject matter like this, no matter how much you explain it in words, you need a diagram. It did stun me the use of paddle wheels by the Chinese. I would have liked to have seen more the relative merits of oars like Westerns used vs paddle wheels. The Korean turtles were interesting too. So more details on the battles would have been nice too. Maybe this could be book three.
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Go ahead, search the web...,
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This review is from: Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea AD 612-1639 (New Vanguard) (v. 2) (Paperback)
Search the web on this subject and almost every hit will bring you back to Steven Turnbull's work. I live in Korea and even the Koreans don't have this much information. Great illustrations, very well written, and THE affordable reference.
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The naval traditions of Japan and Korea were closely linked for much of their written history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ataka bune, seki bune, turtle ship, deck castle, naval cannon, fighting ships, siege weapons, fire arrows Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Admiral Yi, Korean War, Oda Nobunaga, Sengoku Period, Kuki Yoshitaka, War Memorial Museum, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yamada Nagamasa, Gempei Wars, Mori Motonari, East Asia, Paekch'on River, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Ehon Taikoki, Sue Harukata, Tsuchiya Sadatsuna New!
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The naval traditions of Japan and Korea were closely linked for much of their written history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ataka bune, seki bune, turtle ship, deck castle, naval cannon, fighting ships, siege weapons, fire arrows Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Admiral Yi, Korean War, Oda Nobunaga, Sengoku Period, Kuki Yoshitaka, War Memorial Museum, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yamada Nagamasa, Gempei Wars, Mori Motonari, East Asia, Paekch'on River, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Ehon Taikoki, Sue Harukata, Tsuchiya Sadatsuna New!
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- Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 6, Biology and Biological Technology; Part 6, Medicine by Joseph Needham on page 41
- In December by Gloria Davis on page 10
- The Samurai Tradition (Key Papers on Japan) by Stephen Turnbull on page 41
- Samurai Warfare by Stephen Turnbull on page 41
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