Table of Contents

Introduction · Chronology · The Western Han 202 BC-AD 25 · The Eastern Han AD 25-189 · Recruitment · Organisation · Weapons · Defences · Garrison Life · The Three Kingdoms and the Ts'in AD 189-316 · The Barbarian Invasions AD 316-589 · Armies of the Invasion Period · The Art of War in the Early Imperial Age · 10 Significant Battles · The Plates

About the Author

An acknowledged expert on ancient Chinese armies, CJ Peers has written several books on this subject for Osprey’s Men-at-Arms series, including Men-at-Arms 218: Ancient Chinese Armies 1500–200 BC and Men-at-Arms 251: Medieval Chinese Armies 1260–1520. Michael Perry started producing miniature figures for the wargames industry in the late 1970s while still at school, and for many years he has worked for both Games Workshop and Wargames Foundry. He has a highly distinctive and realistic style, and has illustrated a number of Osprey publications including MAA 275 The Taiping Rebellion and Campaign 54 Shiloh 1862. His work will also be familiar to readers of many popular Wargame magazines including Military Modelling.