A History of Chinese Warfare, Volume Three: From the Song-Liao Period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Guided by the historical materialist approach to historiography, this book combines the chronological, biographical, and thematic methods to present a comprehensive history of Chinese warfare, from the era of the Five Emperors through the early years of the People's Republic of China. It includes more than 160 battle maps and over 3,000 annotations. With its wealth of historical sources, broad perspective, and sound approach, the book offers a compelling account of China's 5,000-year legacy of warfare and military wisdom. This is the third volume of a four-volume series.