Hawley's approach is generally a very "objective" one (to the extent that one can be when describing events from over 400 years ago) in that he consults various, and at times conflicting, sources from Korea, China and Japan. history book to be anything but a page turner, this book proved to be a real page turner, with certain parts that were outright hilarious (e.g., the diplomatic farce between Ming and Japan), outrageous (e.g., the utter mediocrity of the Korean and Chinese leadership) and inspiring (e.g., heroic and at times miraculous achievements of Yi Sun Shin). This is a well written and highly researched book an a significant, but generally overlooked, war in East Asia around the end of the 16th century. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice.
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