A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail Ming China and the First Great East Asian War, 1592-1598 |
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| Author:
| Swope, Kenneth M. |
| Series title: | Campaigns and Commanders Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-5581-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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The invasion of Korea by Japanese troops in May of 1592 was no ordinary military expedition: it was one of the decisive events in Asian history and the most tragic for the Korean peninsula until the mid-twentieth century. Japanese overlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi envisioned conquering Korea, Ming China, and eventually all of Asia; but Korea's appeal to China's Emperor Wanli for assistance triggered a six-year war involving hundreds of thousands of soldiers and encompassing the whole...
More DescriptionThe invasion of Korea by Japanese troops in May of 1592 was no ordinary military expedition: it was one of the decisive events in Asian history and the most tragic for the Korean peninsula until the mid-twentieth century. Japanese overlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi envisioned conquering Korea, Ming China, and eventually all of Asia; but Korea's appeal to China's Emperor Wanli for assistance triggered a six-year war involving hundreds of thousands of soldiers and encompassing the whole region. For Japan, the war was "a dragon's head followed by a serpent's tail": an impressive beginning with no real ending. Kenneth M. Swope has undertaken the first full-length scholarly study in English of this important conflict.