Contents
Front piece: The Defeat of the Mongol Invasion Fleet
Kamikaze, the ‘Divine Wind’
The Mongol Continental Vision Turns Maritime
Mongol Naval Successes Against the Southern Song
Korea’s Historic Place in Asian Geopolitics
Ancient Pattern: The Korean Three Kingdoms Period
Mongol Subjugation of Korea
Mongol Invasions of Japan
First Mongol Invasion of Japan, 1274
Second Mongol Invasion of Japan, 1281
Mongol Support for Maritime Commerce
Reflections on the Mongol Maritime Experience
Maritime Strategic and Tactical Lessons
Limits on Mongol Expansion at Sea
Text and Visual Source Evidence
Texts
T 1: Marco Polo on Kublai’s Decision to Invade Japan with Storm Description
T 2: Japanese Traditional Song: The Mongol Invasion of Japan
Visual Sources
VS 1: Mongol Scroll: 1274 Invasion Battle Scene
VS 2: Mongol bomb shells: earliest examples of explosive weapons from an archaeological site
Selected Reading for Further Study
Notes
Maps
Map 1: The Mongol Empire by 1279 Showing Attempted Mongol Conquests by Sea
Map 2: Three Kingdoms Korea, Battle of Baekgang, 663
Map 3: Mongol Invasions of Japan, 1274 and 1281
Map 4: Hakata Bay Battles 1274 and 1281
Map 5: Takashima Bay Battle 1281