The Asian Military Revolution: From Gunpowder to the Bomb (New Approaches to Asian History)
"Highly recommended." -Choice"Lorge's book is a valuable addition to other works on the history of Asian and European military modernization...[His] argument provides ample material to support, at the very least, a more balanced discussion of the origins of military progress in both Asia and Europe." - Robert Daniel Wallace, US Army Command and General Staff CollegeCanadian Journal of History"The Asian Military Revolution is designed as an introductory text for undergraduate students considering the impact of gunpowder weapons upon Asian civilizations, and with it Peter Lorge largely succeeds in his goals to underscore the significance of gunpowder weapons in Asia and in his attempt to counter Western expectations that technological development fueled 'modern' Asian historical development." - Journal of World History