Defending Heaven: China's Mongol Wars, 1209-1370

by James Waterson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399083252
• ISBN13: 9781399083256
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Frontline Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"