Sept. 15, 2019

The Tiger and the Turtle: Samurai Invasion of Korea

The Tiger and the Turtle: Samurai Invasion of Korea

Sea battles, tiger hunts, and a mountain of human noses. This is the Shakespearean saga that triggered centuries of bad blood between Korea and Japan.

Sea battles, tiger hunts, and a mountain of human noses. This is the Shakespearean saga that triggered centuries of bad blood between Korea and Japan.

 

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Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai Invasion of Korea. 2008.

Turnbull, Stephen. War in Japan, 1467-1615. 2002

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Kristof, Nicholas D. “Japan, Korea, and 1597: A Year That Lives in Infamy”. Sept 1997

 

 

 

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