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Imjin War

  • Writer: Michael Connolly
    Michael Connolly
  • Nov 8
  • 1 min read

The Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China by Samuel Hawley, Conquistador Press, 2014.


Incredible Detail of a War From Four Centuries Ago


The Koreans kept meticulous records of an invasion of their country by Japan that occurred four centuries ago. This enabled the author to go into great detail about all the battles. Even though the book is long, the author prevents it from becoming boring. The war was started by the leader who first unified Japan, and who wanted to expand his empire. At that time, Korea was a protectorate of Ming China, and Korea was somewhat more culturally advanced than Japan. China gave a great deal of military support to Korea. The Korean navy saved the day by preventing the Japanese navy from bringing food to its army. But Korea suffered great devastation, from which it took centuries to recover. The last chapter gives an overview of what happened in Japan, China and Korea during the subsequent centuries.

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