Kenneth Swope

Struggle for Empire

The Battles of General Zuo Zongtang

Struggle for Empire provides the first comprehensive modern biography in English of the late Qing dynasty statesman, strategist, and military commande...

On the Trail of the Yellow Tiger

War, Trauma, and Social Dislocation in Southwest China During the Ming-Qing Transition

The Manchu Qing victory over the Chinese Ming Dynasty in the mid-seventeenth century was one of the most surprising and traumatic developments in Chin...

The Military Collapse of China's Ming Dynasty, 1618-44

This book examines the military collapse of China's Ming Dynasty to a combination of foreign and domestic foes. The Ming's defeat was a highly surpris...

A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail

Ming China and the First Great East Asian War, 1592-1598

This book examines the invasion of Korea by Japanese troops in May of 1592. Japanese overlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi envisioned conquering Korea, Ming Chi...

The Three Great Campaigns of the Wanli Emperor, 1592-1600

Court, Military, and Society in Late Sixteenth-century China

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