This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive analysis
of Ming China's pursuit of national security along its 1,700 miles
of northern frontier. Drawing on a wealth of original sources, John
Dardess vividly portrays how Ming China's emperors, officials, and
commanders in the field thought, argued, and made decisions in real
time as they worked to defend their country. Despite common
perceptions of the central role of the so-called Great Wall of
China, Dardess convincingly shows that the wall was but a minor
piece in a much bigger effort to battle Tatar looting. Dardess
immerses readers in the day-to-day world of the Ming as he explores
the question of how leaders kept their country safe over the 276
years the dynasty ruled.
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