Khubilai Khans Lost Fleet - Delgado, J
Historys Greatest Naval Disasters
KORTE INHOUD
*After finally achieving what eluded even his grandfather Ghengis Khan - the conquest of China - and inheriting the world's largest navy, Khubilai Khan turned his sights to Japan, which he attacked with an immense armada in 1274. Vastly outnumbered and facing total massacre, the Japanese prayed to their gods for survival, and the very next day Khan's entire armada was destroyed by a 'divine wind' (kamikaze). When Khan tried again seven years later, with a fleet double the size of the first, the very same thing happened. * The legend of the kamikaze - revived as a Japanese national legend as they modernised and militarised, culminating in the suicide bombers of WWII - has endured for centuries. * Now, after decades of painstaking research and underwater excavation, marine archaeologist James Delgado has discovered what really happened. * Based on original sources as diverse as actual sunken ships, archeological excavations on land, temple inscriptions, hand-painted scrolls, woodblock prints, and historical and...
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2009 UK, softcover 225 pages, illustrated. The lost of the fleet trying to defeat the Japanese in 1274 ISBN 9781847920782 In very good condition [Auteur: Delgado, J] [Pagina's: 225] [Jaar: 2009] [Ondertitel: Historys Greatest Naval Disasters] [Titel: Khubilai Khans Lost Fleet]
