Fire and Water
Subtitle: The Art of Incendiary and Aquatic Warfare in China
Publisher: Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Published: January 6, 2004
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780813340654
Subjects: Military tactics; Military - Strategy; Floods; Military Science (General); History; History - General History; Military - Other; History: World; China; Asia - General; Military Science; Military art and science; Asia - China; Defensive (Military science); Fires
First sentence: Because of its unimaginable impact, fire has always been the weapon of the downtrodden and outnumbered.
Table of contents: title: Incendiary warfare.; title: Fire; title: The warring states; title: Post-warring states developments; title: Theoretical developments; title: Methods, weapons, and techniques; title: Wind, smoke, and issues of defense; title: Riverine warfare; title: Aquatic warfare.; title: Water; title: Aquatic attack; title: Negating water sources; title: Illustrative sieges; title: Bibliography of Chinese materials; title: Suggested further reading