The Dragon's Head and the Snake's Tail: Ming China and the First East Asian War, 1592-1598

In the spring of 1592, Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued an order to cross the sea and direct his troops towards North Korea. In May, the Japanese army landed in Busan with overwhelming force. North Korea was unable to resist and urgently asked the Ming court for help. A war in East Asia began. The author of this book pays attention to war mobilization, strategy and tactics, military technology, logistical supplies and battlefield environment, analyzes the interaction between domestic affairs, diplomacy and military affairs, and describes the details of sieges, mountain battles and naval battles in a gripping way, giving a three-dimensional account of the ins and outs of this war. The Wanli War to Aid Korea was a decisive war in the history of modern East Asia. It not only changed the historical trend of the Three Kingdoms, but also deeply affected the geopolitical pattern of East Asia today.