Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592-98

Name: Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592-98
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ISBN: 9781846032547

ISBN-10: 1846032547

ISBN-13: 9781846032547

Edition: 2008

Authors: Stephen Turnbull, Peter Dennis

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The invasions of Korea launched by the dictator Toyotomi Hideyoshi are unique in Japanese history for being the only time that the samurai assaulted a foreign country. Hideyoshi planned to invade and conquer China, ruled at the time by the Ming dynasty, and when the Korean court refused to allow his troops to cross their country, Korea became the first step in this ambitious plan of conquest. In 1592 a huge invasion force of 150,000 men landed at the ports of Busan and Tadaejin under the commanders Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa. These two Japanese divisions rapidly overran their Korean counterparts, taking the principal cities of Seoul and then Pyongyang and driving the remnants of the…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 7/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 7.22" wide x 9.88" long x 0.22" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



The Strategic Situation


Chronology


Opposing Plans


Japan


Korea


China


Opposing Commanders


Japan


Korea


China


Opposing Forces


Japan


China


Korea


Orders of battle


Blitzkrieg on Korea


The War at Sea


The battle of Sach'on and the turtle ship


The battles of Tangp'o and Tanghangp'o


The battle of Hansando


The Korean Guerrilla War


The first siege of Chinju


The Chinese Liberation of Korea


The siege of Haengju


The second siege of Chinju


The Second Invasion


The siege of Namwon


The battle of Chiksan


The battle of Noryang


Aftermath


The Battlefields Today


Further Reading


Index