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ISBN 10: 046502145X
ISBN 13: 9780465021451
Author: Ralph D Sawyer
The history of China is a history of warfare. Rarely in its 3,000-year existence has the country not been beset by war, rebellion, or raids. Warfare was a primary source of innovation, social evolution, and material progress in the Legendary Era, Hsia dynasty, and Shang dynasty -- indeed, war was the force that formed the first cohesive Chinese empire, setting China on a trajectory of state building and aggressive activity that continues to this day. In Ancient Chinese Warfare, a preeminent expert on Chinese military history uses recently recovered documents and archaeological findings to construct a comprehensive guide to the developing technologies, strategies, and logistics of ancient Chinese militarism. The result is a definitive look at the tools and methods that won wars and shaped culture in ancient China.
A NOTE ON PRONUNCIATION
1. - PRELIMINARY ORIENTATIONS AND LEGENDARY CONFLICTS
THE SEMILEGENDARY PERIOD
2. - ANCIENT FORTIFICATIONS, I
CHARACTER AND FUNCTION OF EARLY WALLS
EVOLUTION OF THE FORTIFIED TOWN
3. - ANCIENT FORTIFICATIONS, II
SICHUAN PRECURSORS
FORTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY AND METHODS
4. - THE HSIA
ORIGINS AND PREHISTORY
EARLY SITES AND CAPITALS
RESOURCE CONTROL POINTS
5. - WARFARE IN THE HSIA
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION AND MILITARY STRUCTURE
6. - THE SHANG DYNASTY
TRADITIONAL ACCOUNT OF THE SHANG’S RISE
CONQUEST OF THE HSIA
7. - SHANG CAPITALS, CITADELS, AND FORTIFICATIONS
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT AND HISTORICAL IMPLICATIONS
SHANG EXTENT AND FLUCTUATIONS
8. - CHAOS, CONTRACTION, AND RESURGENCE
LATE SHANG: THE ANYANG PERIOD
MARTIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE ANYANG ERA
9. - KING WU TING, I
WU TING’S EARLY PERIOD
WU TING’S MIDDLE PERIOD
10. - KING WU TING, II
WU TING’S LATE PERIOD
WU TING’S COMMANDERS
11. - THE LAST REIGNS
CONFLICTS AND CAMPAIGNS
12. - THE SHANG MARTIAL EDIFICE
SHANG MARTIAL COMMAND
SHANG MILITARY CONTINGENTS
13. - TROOPS, INTELLIGENCE, AND TACTICS
SHANG MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
OPERATIONAL TACTICS
TRAINING
14. - METALLURGICAL EVOLUTION IN CHINA
THE SHANG REALIZATION
15. - EARLY WEAPONS AND THE AXE
THE AXE
16. - KNIVES, DAGGERS, AND SWORDS
DAGGERS AND SWORDS
17. - THE KO OR DAGGER-AXE
THE CHI
18. - SPEARS AND ARMOR
ARMOR AND SHIELDS
19. - ANCIENT ARCHERY
DESIGN, POWER, AND ACCURACY OF THE BOW
EARLY CHINESE BOWS
THE ARROW
20. - THE CHARIOT IN CHINA
DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS
ORIGINS
21. - THE HORSE IN CHINA
TRAINING
ROLE AND EFFECTS
HORSEPOWER
22. - THE CHARIOT IN BATTLE
WARRIOR COMPLEMENT AND ACTIONS
INTEGRATION WITH ACCOMPANYING FORCES
23. - CHARIOT LIMITATIONS AND DIFFICULTIES
COMBAT ISSUES
24. - ANCIENT LOGISTICS
25. - MUSINGS AND IMPONDERABLES
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