Records show that the Chinese invented gunpowder in the 800s. By the 1200s they had unleashed the first weapons of war upon their unsuspecting neighbours. This
A groundbreaking work examining the military and political events that shaped the Song dynasty (960-1279) in China. Peter Lorge examines the centrality of warfa
This comprehensive survey of Chinese military history is the only book in English to span the significant years from 900-1795. Peter Lorge questions current the