"Books on the Japanese Invasion of Korea" Topic
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| Codsticker | 05 Jan 2015 9:45 a.m. PST |
As the title states; any good recommendations? |
| clibinarium | 05 Jan 2015 10:03 a.m. PST |
"The Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China" by Samuel Hawley, best overall account recently reprinted in paperback so it doesn't cost the earth any more. "A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail: Ming China and the First Great East Asian War, 1592-1598 " by Kenneth Swope, Ming perspective on the war. "Samurai Invasion: Japan's Korean War 1592-1598" by Stephen Turnbull, well illustrated, more Japanese centric account. Also wrote the Osprey campaign "The Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592-98" "Hideyoshi's Korean Invasion" Brian Bradford. Excellent resource if you intend to game the war. |
| FoxtrotPapaRomeo | 05 Jan 2015 1:09 p.m. PST |
You can add two Ospreys (similar content to Turnbulls book above) plus a couple of other Ospreys that contain some relevant information: Fortress Series 67 – Japanese Castles in Korea 1502-98 by Stephen Turnbull and illustrator Peter Dennis Campaign Series 198 – The Samurai Invasion of Korea 1502-98 by Stephen Turnbull and illustrator Peter Dennis New Vanguard Series 63 – Fighting Ships of the Far East (2) Japan and Korea 632-1639 by Stephen Turnbull and (for a change) illustrator Wayne Reynolds New Vanguard Series 44 – Siege Weapons of the Far East (2) 0960-1644 by Stephen Turnbull and illustrator Wayne Reynolds |
| Jakar Nilson | 05 Jan 2015 4:17 p.m. PST |
Eurasia 1274 by Ken Ishikawa. Ok, it's more fiction than historical… |
| Schogun | 05 Jan 2015 6:12 p.m. PST |
"Samurai Invasion: Japan's Korean War 1592-1598" by Stephen Turnbull is very readable with excellent maps, illustrations and photos. |
| Codsticker | 06 Jan 2015 9:09 a.m. PST |
Awesome! You guys are very helpful. |
| clibinarium | 07 Jan 2015 7:54 a.m. PST |
We could do with a good Osprey on late Ming dynasty armies as there's little published information on them (The two overlapping Osprey MAA titles that touch on them are a bit light on information). Brian Bradford's book goes some way to redress the balance, but as he points out there's more research to be done. |
| Wansui | 07 Jan 2015 7:19 p.m. PST |
If you want a true understanding of the war,I'm afraid English sources won't cut it. They rely too heavily on secondary sources,while sometimes making outright fabrications ie "Works in English on the Imjin War and the Challenge of Research*" by Nam-Lin Hur. While their works are interesting a lot of the claims should be taken with a grain of salt or compared vigorously with other primary sources whether they be Chinese,Korean or Japanese. |
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