Battles of ancient China / Chris Peers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peers, Chris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History, Military--221 B.C.-960 A.D.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the field of military history as in so many others, the Chinese have often been both admired and seen as something utterly mysterious and inscrutable. Chris Peers illuminates the evolution of the military art in China with reference to ten battles, spanning more than 2,000 years, from the Battle of Mu in 1027BC to the Fall of Chung Tu in 1215 AD. Selected both for their historical importance and for the light which they shed on weapons and tactics, the author uses these examples to discuss the many myths still current in the West about ancient Chinese warfare: for example that the Chinese w

Contents:

""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 The Verdict of Heaven: The Chou Revolt and theBattle of Mu-Yueh, 1027 bc""; ""Chapter 2 The Fifty-Seven Years War: Ch�eng-P�u, Pi andYen-Ling, 632 to 575 bc""; ""Chapter 3 The Art of War in Action: The Battles of Kuei-Lingand Ma-Ling, 354 to 341 bc""; ""Chapter 4 Rivals for a Throne: Liu Pang, Hsiang Yu and theBattle of Kai-Hsia, 202 bc""; ""Chapter 5 China Versus Rome? The Han Campaigns in theFar West, 200 bc to ad 100""; ""Chapter 6 The Struggle for the T�ong Pass, ad 537 to 547""; ""Chapter 7 The Battle of Ssu-Shui, ad 621""

""Chapter 8 China Confronts the West: Kao Hsien-Chih andthe Battle of Atlakh, ad 751""""Chapter 9 Shaking the Empire: Ch�ang-An and Lo-Yang,ad 756 to 757""; ""Chapter 10 Siege at a Distance: The Huan-Erh-Tsui Campaignand the Fall of Chung-T�u, ad 1211 to 1215""; ""Chapter 11 Conclusion: The Chinese and Western MilitaryTraditions � Contrast or Convergence?""; ""Sources and Further Reading""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473830110

1473830117

9781473831278

147383127X

OCLC:

890530881