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100	1		_aLORGE Peter A
245			_aThe Asian military revolution : _bfrom gun powder to the bomb / _cPeter A Lorge
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2008
300			_axi, 188 p.
520			_aGunpowder and weapons based on it were developed in China probably before the year 800 and were in extensive military use by the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries considerably before the technology reached Europe. This fascinating book considers the effect of this military revolution on China and then on other Asian powers (Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, South Asia), how the weapons were used in warfare, and why the lead in technological development subsequently moved to Europe although Asia was often not many years behind.
650			_aASIA _xMILITARY HISTORY
650			_aASIA _xMILITARY ART AND SCIENCE
650			_aGUNPOWDER
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