Fire and water : the art of incendiary and aquatic warfare in China / Ralph D. Sawyer ; with the col...
Fire and water : the art of incendiary and aquatic warfare in China / Ralph D. Sawyer ; with the col...
Fire and water : the art of incendiary and aquatic warfare in China / Ralph D. Sawyer ; with the collaboration of Mei-Chun Lee Sawyer.
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Publisher
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
Call Numbers
N355.00951/ 12
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.x, 445 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. Fire -- 2. The Warring States -- 3. Post-Warring States Developments -- 4. Theoretical Developments -- 5. Methods, Weapons, and Techniques -- 6. Wind, Smoke, and Issues of Defense -- 7. Riverine Warfare -- 8. Water -- 9. Aquatic Attack -- 10. Negating Water Sources -- 11. Illustrative Sieges.
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Publisher
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2004.
Place of Publication
Colorado
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"In his new book Fire and Water, best-selling author and translator Ralph Sawyer traces the dynamic evolution of incendiary warfare in ancient China, from antiquity through the introduction of true gunpowder weapons. He also outlines the development of aquatic methodology, presenting techniques used as well as examples of the implementation of thes...
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Fire and water : the art of incendiary and aquatic warfare in China / Ralph D. Sawyer ; with the collaboration of Mei-Chun Lee Sawyer.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N355.00951/ 12
Record Identifier
74Vv5oJjEzAl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv5oJjEzAl
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ISBN
0813340659 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813340654 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
355.00951
MMS ID
991017780849702626
