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- ISBN 9781841764788
- Weight: 190g
- Dimensions: 178 x 239mm
- Publication Date: 25 Jan 2003
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: 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.
Stephen Turnbull, an expert on medieval Japanese history, explores East Asia's most famous warship: the Korean turtle ship. Developed in response to these pirate attacks, this legendary vessel is described for the first time in full technical detail in this book.
Stephen Turnbull is the world's leading English language authority on medieval Japan. 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 attended art college in Middlesborough and since 1991 has worked as a professional artist. Wayne 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’.
