The Imjin War

IMJIN WAR Ep. 1: East Asia in the 16th Century

 This is the first episode of an ongoing series on the Imjin War, based on my book “THE IMJIN WAR: Japan’s Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China.” Upcoming episodes (with more to follow) will be:

 https://youtu.be/piOuF02ijdQ

IMJIN WAR Ep. 2: Why Did Hideyoshi Want to Conquer China?

 This is the second episode in my continuing series on the Imjin War, based on my book “The Imjin War: Japan’s Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China.” This week’s topic: “Why Did Hideyoshi Want to Conquer China?”

https://youtu.be/szIbgmBhzTI

  

Upcoming episodes:

  

Episode 3: The First Invasion Begins

Episode 4: North to Seoul

Episode 5: Why Was the Gun So Important?

Episode 6: The Korean Navy Strikes Back

Episode 7: The Battle for the Yellow Sea

Episode 8: Korea’s First Victory on Land! (aka Rise of the Uibyong)

Episode 9: Could Hideyoshi Have Conquered China?

Episode 10: The Spanish Plan to Conquer China

If you’d like to read the full story, here’s the IMJIN WAR book:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NB0HG7G

I also have an “Imjin War” section on my website:

http://www.samuelhawley.com/imjinwar.html