Key Battles of the Three Kingdoms

16 Maps Precisely Decoding the Key Battles of the Three Kingdoms16幅地图精密解读三国关键之战This book is the latest work by renowned historical military geographer Professor Song Jie. During the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, the north and south were locked in opposition, with Wei, Shu, and Wu engaging in decades of mutual attack and defense. The wars of this era had several distinct characteristics-such as the geographic shift to north-south confrontation, the prolonged duration of conflicts, and the decisive role of naval warfare in determining the outcome of the north-south struggle.This book examines thirteen decisive battles of the Three Kingdoms period. These include the battle between Dong Zhuo and the coalition of warlords east of Hangu Pass, Sun Ce’s campaign to seize the Jiangdong region, the battle of Guandu between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, the battle of Red Cliff (Chibi), Cao Cao’s conquest of Guanzhong, Liu Bei’s seizure of Yizhou, the conflict between Sun Quan and Liu Bei over the three southern commanderies, Liu Bei’s campaign to capture Hanzhong, and Sun Quan’s capture of Jingzhou, among others. The book details the backgrounds, processes, reasons for victory and defeat, characteristics, and significant impacts of these major battles, clarifying their causes and consequences while summarizing the lessons to be learned from them.本书是著名历史军事地理学者宋杰老师的最新著述。中国历史上三国时期南北对立，魏、蜀、吴攻杀相拒数十年。三国时期的战争具体一些鲜明的特点，比如地理形势转变为南北抗衡，战争持续的时间很长，决定南北战争最终胜负的是水战等。本书论述的是三国时期发生的具有决定性意义的13场战役。它们分别是董卓与关东诸侯之战，孙策攻夺江东之战，袁曹官渡之战，赤壁之战，曹操夺取关中之战，刘备攻取益州之战，孙刘争夺南三郡之战，刘备攻取汉中之战，孙权袭取荆州之战等。书中讲述了这些重要战役的背景、过程，以及胜败原因、特点与重要影响，将其来龙去脉梳理清楚，并总结了其中的经验教训。