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Defending Heaven
- China's Mongol Wars, 1209-1370
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
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.
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- Kindle Customer
- 27-08-22
Great Book On Khan
Great book, and I highly recommend it ti anybody who likes ti read or in this case listen.
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- Philip Ingram
- 28-06-24
Information overload
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.
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- Tally
- 28-11-23
Chokingly dry
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.
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