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Kenneth M. Swope

Author of A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail: Ming China and the First Great East Asian War, 1592–1598

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Includes the names: Kenneth Swope, Dr Kenneth M Swope, Dr. Kenneth M. Swope Ph.D, Dr. Kenneth M. Swope Ph. D, , Ph.D Swope, Dr. Kenneth M.

Works by Kenneth M. Swope

A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail: Ming China and the First Great East Asian War, 1592–1598 (2009) 44 copies, 1 review

The Military Collapse of China's Ming Dynasty, 1618-44 (2013) 14 copies

On the Trail of the Yellow Tiger: War, Trauma, and Social Dislocation in Southwest China during the Ming-Qing Transition (Studies in War, Society, and the Military) (2018) 9 copies

Early Modern East Asia: War, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange (2017) 6 copies

Struggle for Empire: The Battles of General Zuo Zongtang (2024) 4 copies

The Ming World (Routledge Worlds) (2019) 3 copies

Warfare in China since 1600 (2017) 1 copy

Associated Works

Culture, Courtiers, and Competition: The Ming Court (1368-1644) (2008) — Contributor — 8 copies

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Birthdate: 1969
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail: Ming China and the First Great East Asian War, 1592-1598 (Campaigns and Commanders) by Dr. Kenneth M. Swope Ph. D

Very good discussion of the often ignored Chinese point of view of the Imjin War 1592-1598.

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