Wind and Waves
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Rated 4 starsTragic Tale of Koryu Under the Mongol Yoke
Very similar in style to Inoue's "The Blue Wolf", Wind and Waves tells the tale of the Kingdom of Koryo (modern Korea) in the 13th century during Mongol occupation. The forces of Mongke Khan, and following his death Kubilai Khan, ruthlessly subjugated Koryo and inflicted a generation of misery upon these people. This is the story of the unfortunate Korean leaders, and how they did their best to protect their people from...
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Rated 5 starsExcellent novel....
Wind and Waves (or, Fudo, in Japanese) takes place in 13th Century Korea that has been devastated by a generation-long warfare with the Mongols. After peace has been made, the war-weary Koreans are now being called upon to prepare for a Mongolian invasion of Japan by building ships and contributing both sailors and troops! Unlike other historical novels by Inoue, the story does not unfold along a gap existing in historical...
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