About this title: An expert in Chinese Warfare, best-selling author Ralph Sawyer, offers a compelling account of the development of incendiary and aquatic warfare tactics in ancient China as pivotal elements in turning the tides of battle. }China's official histories are replete with intriguing examples of incendiary and aquatic warfare being employed (particularly by the outnumbered) in pivotal roles to turn the tide of battle. In his new book Fire and Water , best-selling author Ralph Sawyer traces the dynamic evolution and development of incendiary warfare in ancient China, from antiquity through the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 2004-01-07
ISBN-13:9780813340654ISBN:0813340659
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Publisher: Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780813340654ISBN:0813340659
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Publisher: Westview Press, Boulder, CO
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780813340654ISBN:0813340659
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Westview Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780813340654ISBN:0813340659
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Westview Press, Boulder, CO
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780813340654ISBN:0813340659
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Clean, crisp and unmarked. 445pp, notes, index. Dust jacket in new mylar cover. "...traces the dynamic evolution and development of incendiary warfare in ancient China, from antiquity through the introduction of true gunpowder weapons, including cannon and muskets. Discussing both use and techniques, the book similarly unfolds the evolution of aquatic methodology, emphasizing the strong interconnection between the two with the inception of riverine combat. " read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Westview Press, Boulder CO
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780813340654ISBN:0813340659
Description: New/New. 8vo 0813340659 new copy in new dust jacket, NO marks, A leading scholar in Chinese warfare who has also worked extensively with military and intelligence agencies, Ralph Sawyer here describes in detail the development of water-borne warfare tactics and the use of incendiary weapons up to and including the introduction of cannons and muskets as pivotal elements in turning the tides of battle in ancient China. Sawyer examines and recounts the most important clashes and epochal conflicts ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Westview Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780813340654ISBN:0813340659
Description: ISBN 0-8133-4065-9. Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. $26.00 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. Copy One. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Westview Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780813340654ISBN:0813340659
Description: ISBN 0-8133-4065-9. Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Copy Two. read more
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