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Intro to the Three Kingdoms:
Intro to the Three Kingdoms:
This is a series of 3 books set to give an introduction of the Late Han & Three Kingdoms period of Ancient China (184 AD - 280 AD).
Complete beginner or not, these books aim to offer a mildly academic but straightforward overview (without too much gory detail).
Complete with plenty of illustrations, museum artifacts and highlighted text to easily keep track of historical figures and places.
Cao Cao vs. Yuan Shao:
Cao Cao vs. Yuan Shao:
Warlords of the Late Han Dyansty
Warlords of the Late Han Dyansty
Follow the lives of Cao Cao & Yuan Shao, from childhood friends to rival warlords, up until their decisive battle at Guandu of 200 AD.
In an empire controlled by a child emperor and his tyrannical chancellor, local lords from all corners of the land gather their armies to claim whatever independent power they have the ability to hold.
Featuring:
The rise to power of both Cao Cao & Yuan Shao, their successes and disasters
Battles, armies, arms & armour of the period
City domestics and the influence of local nobility
Encyclopedia of over 40 Warlords from 189 AD - 204 AD
*Scheduled for re-release - Late 2026 ⚔️
Painting of Lu Bu readying his bow - observed by Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei & Ji Ling. (Long Corridor, Summer Palace, Beijing)
Shizhao, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
3 page PDF - GoogleDrive link*
Rise of the Three Kingdoms:
Rise of the Three Kingdoms:
An Empire in Flames
An Empire in Flames
With the Han Empire almost united under one warlord, the imperial Liu clan seek one of their own to take back control of the mandate they have long lost. The egos of Liu Bei, Sun Quan & Cao Cao clash to cause a greater division than anyone could have imagined.
Featuring:
The political and military maneuvering of Liu, Sun & Cao as an empire long united finally divides into three (204 AD - 223 AD)
Records of the definitive Battle of Redcliffs
How the diverse geography of ancient China and help or hinder the people within
*Scheduled for release - Early 2026 🌊
Painting of Cao Cao and his advisers on a ship near the site of Redcliff. (Long Corridor, Summer Palace, Beijing)
Shizhao, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Zhuge Liang's Northern Campaigns:
Zhuge Liang's Northern Campaigns:
To Restore the Han Dynasty
To Restore the Han Dynasty
After the deaths of both rival emperors of Shu-Han and Cao Wei, Zhuge Liang assigns himself the task of restoring a descendant of the imperial Liu clan back onto the hereditary throne, as he too approaches the end of life.
Blocking his plans of unification, the Nanman tribes in the south rise in rebellion; meanwhile the Cao-Wei generals Cao Zhen & Sima Yi ready their armies in the north. This book follows the Shu-Han Chancellor Zhuge Liang, his Southern Campaign of 225 AD and his series of Northern Campaigns of 227 AD onward.
Featuring:
Inventions attributed to Zhuge Liang
Ancient Nanman lifestyle & culture, and how it compared to the Han Chinese
A conclusion of the Three Kingdoms period as it enters it's new Dynasty (280 AD)
*Scheduled for re-release - Late 2027 ⛰️
Painting of Zhuge Liang (with possibly Wei Yan) accepting the surrender of Jiang Wei. (Long Corridor, Summer Palace, Beijing)
Shizhao, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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