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Asian Military History

Asian Military History gathers ten books on warfare, empire and political upheaval across China, Japan, the Mongol world and Southeast Asia. The sequence includes the Mongol conquests and Golden Horde, the Qing dynasty and Opium Wars, Japanese imperial expansion, the Second Sino-Japanese War, Okinawa, the Khmer Empire, samurai culture and the Cultural Revolution.

The books are independent topical studies rather than a numbered narrative. Together they connect military campaigns with state formation, colonial expansion, ideology, occupation and long-term regional consequences.

Reading order

Books in this series (10 books)

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1. Samurai History

Captivating History

4.4(45)

Samurai History is an accessible survey of the Rise, Culture, and Decline of Japan’s Noble Warrior Class (History of Asia). It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments…

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2. The Battle of Okinawa

Captivating History

The Battle of Okinawa is an accessible non-fiction account of the Pacific War Battle that Opened the Road to Japan. It establishes the causes, chronology and principal phases of the conflict while explaining the political aims and military resources of the opposing sides. The book places…

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3. The Cultural Revolution

Captivating History

The Cultural Revolution is an accessible non-fiction account of mao Zedong and a Decade of Political Upheaval in China. It establishes the causes, chronology and principal phases of the conflict while explaining the political aims and military resources of the opposing sides. The book places campaigns…

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4. The Golden Horde

Captivating History

The Golden Horde is an accessible survey of the Mongol Successor State of the Western Eurasian Steppe. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments with social, economic,…

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5. The Japanese Empire

Captivating History

4.3(100)

The Japanese Empire is an accessible survey of the Rise, Expansion, and Historical Impact of Imperial Japan (History of Asia). It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments…

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6. The Khmer Empire

Captivating History

4.0(73)

The Khmer Empire is an accessible survey of the Merged Kingdoms of Cambodia That Became the Angkor Empire That Ruled Over Most of Mainland Southeast Asia and Parts of Southern China (History of Asia). It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the…

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7. The Mongol Conquests

Captivating History

The Mongol Conquests is an accessible survey of the Campaigns that Created the Mongol Empire. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments with social, economic, religious and…

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8. The Opium Wars

Captivating History

The Opium Wars is an accessible non-fiction account of the Anglo-Chinese Wars and Their Impact on Qing China. It establishes the causes, chronology and principal phases of the conflict while explaining the political aims and military resources of the opposing sides. The book places campaigns and…

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9. The Qing Dynasty

Captivating History

4.3(89)

The Qing Dynasty is an accessible survey of the History of China's Last Empire Called the Great Qing, Including Events Such as the Fall of Beijing, Opium Wars, and Taiping Rebellion (History of Asia). It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the…

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10. The Second Sino-Japanese War

Captivating History

The Second Sino-Japanese War is an accessible non-fiction account of military Conflict, Occupation and the War between China and Japan. It establishes the causes, chronology and principal phases of the conflict while explaining the political aims and military resources of the opposing sides. The book places…