Empire of Silk and Sails: The Grand Armada That Carried China Across the Seas

Sinopsis del libro

Long before Europe's oceanic empires emerged, China launched one of the most ambitious naval enterprises in world history—the tremendous Treasure Fleets of the Ming Dynasty. Empire of Silk and Sails delivers a vivid, research-oriented journey into the massive armadas commanded by the famed admiral Zheng He, whose…