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Defending Heaven

China's Mongol Wars, 1209-1370

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Defending Heaven

By: James Waterson, John Man - Foreword
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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Defending Heaven brings together, for the first time in one volume, a complete history of the Jin, Song, and Ming dynasties' wars fought against the Mongols. Lasting nearly two centuries, these wars, fought to defend Chinese civilization against a brutal and unrelenting foe, pitted personal heroics against the inexorable Mongol war machine and involved every part of the Chinese state.

The resistance of the Chinese dynasties to the Khans is a complex and rich story of shifting alliances and political scheming, vast armies and navies, bloody battles and an astonishing technological revolution. The great events of China's Mongol war are described and analyzed, detailing their immediate and later implications for Chinese history.

In this excellent new book, James Waterson tackles this fascinating subject with characteristic verve and skill. Setting the Mongol war in the wider context of China's ancient and almost perpetual conflict with the northern nomads, it sheds light on the evolution of China's military society and the management, command and control of the army by the Chinese state.

©2013 James Waterson; Foreword copyright 2013 by John Man (P)2020 Tantor Asia China Europe Medieval Military Middle Ages War Russia Ancient History Imperialism Chinese Military History
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Great book, and I highly recommend it ti anybody who likes ti read or in this case listen.

Great Book On Khan

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ok it's my first entry into this subject but I found that this just needed too much effort to follow. Probably very good but not for the novice.

Information overload

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Long series of dates and names that all blend into one. No attempt to bring it to life - history as it used to be taught at school. Well done to the narrator for managing to chew through it.

Chokingly dry

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