Fighting Techniques of the Oriental World 1200 - 1860

This engrossing book describes the fighting techniques of the armies of the Far East, from the time of the Mongol ascendancy to the defeat of Chinese forces in the Anglo-Chinese Opium Wars of the mid-nineteenth century. The book explores the tactics and strategy required to win battles with the technology available, and points out how the development of such weapons changed the face of the battlefield. Using specially-commissioned colour maps and black-and-white artworks to illustrate the battles, equipment and tactics of the era, Fighting Techniques of the Oriental World shows how battles were lost and won. 25 colour and b/w photographs