The Old Dragon’s Head - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Old Dragon’s Head write by Justin Newland. This book was released on 2018-10-02. The Old Dragon’s Head available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Constructed of stone and packed earth, the Great Wall of 10,000 li protects China’s northern borders from the threat of Mongol incursion. The wall is also home to a supernatural beast: the Old Dragon. The Old Dragon’s Head is the most easterly point of the wall, where it finally meets the sea. In every era, a Dragon Master is born. Endowed with the powers of Heaven, only he can summon the Old Dragon so long as he possess the dragon pearl. It’s the year 1400, and neither the Old Dragon, the dragon pearl, nor the Dragon Master, has been seen for twenty years. Bolin, a young man working on the Old Dragon’s Head, suffers visions of ghosts. Folk believe he has yin-yang eyes and other paranormal gifts.When Bolin’s fief lord, the Prince of Yan, rebels against his nephew, the Jianwen Emperor, a bitter war of succession ensues in which the Mongols hold the balance of power. While the victor might win the battle on earth, China’s Dragon Throne can only be earned with a Mandate from Heaven – and the support of the Old Dragon. Bolin embarks on a journey of self-discovery, mirroring Old China’s endeavour to come of age. When Bolin accepts his destiny as the Dragon Master, Heaven sends a third coming of age – for humanity itself. But are any of them ready for what is rising in the east?
How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head
How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head write by . This book was released on 1971. How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For use in schools and libraries only. A kindly dragon, with an aversion to killing insects for dinner, grows into a monster as a result of his vegetarian diet
A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail
A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail write by Kenneth M. Swope. This book was released on 2012-03-20. A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The invasion of Korea by Japanese troops in May of 1592 was no ordinary military expedition: it was one of the decisive events in Asian history and the most tragic for the Korean peninsula until the mid-twentieth century. Japanese overlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi envisioned conquering Korea, Ming China, and eventually all of Asia; but Korea’s appeal to China’s Emperor Wanli for assistance triggered a six-year war involving hundreds of thousands of soldiers and encompassing the whole region. For Japan, the war was “a dragon’s head followed by a serpent’s tail”: an impressive beginning with no real ending. Kenneth M. Swope has undertaken the first full-length scholarly study in English of this important conflict. Drawing on Korean, Japanese, and especially Chinese sources, he corrects the Japan-centered perspective of previous accounts and depicts Wanli not as the self-indulgent ruler of received interpretations but rather one actively engaged in military affairs—and concerned especially with rescuing China’s client state of Korea. He puts the Ming in a more vigorous light, detailing Chinese siege warfare, the development and deployment of innovative military technologies, and the naval battles that marked the climax of the war. He also explains the war’s repercussions outside the military sphere—particularly the dynamics of intraregional diplomacy within the shadow of the Chinese tributary system. What Swope calls the First Great East Asian War marked both the emergence of Japan’s desire to extend its sphere of influence to the Chinese mainland and a military revival of China’s commitment to defending its interests in Northeast Asia. Swope’s account offers new insight not only into the history of warfare in Asia but also into a conflict that reverberates in international relations to this day.
Dragon Head
Dragon Head - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dragon Head write by Minetaro Mochizuki. This book was released on 2018. Dragon Head available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As Teru, Ako and Nobuo move outside their derailed train to gather supplies until help arrives, little do they know the terror that awaits them. Death and decay fill the pitch-black tunnel, and Nobuo suddenly starts to lose sight of reality. Meanwhile, Teru finds an air duct that may lead to the outside. But the intense struggle to survive is just beginning, and salvation is still far from everyone's grasp...
The Power of the Dragon
The Power of the Dragon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Power of the Dragon write by Louis Turi. This book was released on 1999-11. The Power of the Dragon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Using astrological predictions based on the formation of the Dragon, Dr. Turigives insight into human behavior and perceptions.
