The Last Embassy tells the story of the Dutch mission of 1795, bringing to light a dramatic but l...

How a Chinese pirate defeated European colonialists and won Taiwan during the seventeenth century...

A first look at gunpowder's revolutionary impact on China's role in global historyThe Chinese inv...

This volume, published in honor of historian Geoffrey Parker, explores the working of European em...

This volume, published in honor of historian Geoffrey Parker, explores the working of European em...

This book presents a great deal of new primary research on a wide range of aspects of early moder...

This book presents a great deal of new primary research on a wide range of aspects of early moder...

Highlights 'the range and richness of scholarship on medieval warfare, military institutions, and...

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From the acclaimed author of The Gunpowder Age, a book that casts new light on the history of Chi...

The Chinese invented gunpowder and began exploring its military uses as early as the 900s, four c...

'You can read this book as an exciting novel full of pirates, swashbuckling characters, beheading...