FIRE AND WATER

2-72570

A leading scholar in Chinese warfare who has also worked extensively with military and intelligence agencies, Ralph Sawyer here describes in detail the development of water-borne warfare tactics and the use of incendiary weapons -- up to and including the introduction of cannons and muskets -- as pivotal elements in turning the tides of battle in ancient China. Sawyer examines and recounts the most important clashes and epochal conflicts in which these dramatic tactics were employed over the centuries, including the extensive employment of incendiary attacks in river battles. B/w illust/maps, biblio, index.