A dragon's head and a serpent's tail : Ming China and the first great East Asian war, 1592-1598 / Kenneth Swope.

Author: Swope, Kenneth, 1969-

Imprint:Norman, Oklahoma : University of Oklahoma Press, c2009.

Descriptionxxiv, 398 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:Wild frontiers: Emperor Wanli and the military revival of the Ming, 1570-1598 -- Dark sails on the horizon: prelude to war -- A dragon's head: the Japanese onslaught, May-December, 1592 -- A serpent's tail: the rescue of Korea, 1593-94 -- Caught between the Dragon and the rising sun: peace talks and occupation, 1592-96 -- Back into the gates of hell: the final Japanese offensive, 1597-98 -- Aftermath and legacies: the first great East Asian war in context.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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