Contents
Introduction: raiding and trading
The Great Wall and its builders • The construction of the Great Wall
The structural and architectural features of the Great Wall
The Great Wall as a strategic defensive system
Mobile enemies and static defences • The Ming Great Wall – a ridge too far?
The Great Wall at the operational level
Defending the Great Wall • Signalling and intelligence gathering • Artillery on the Great Wall
The Great Wall from end to end
Life and death on the Great Wall • Guarding the Great Wall
From boredom to battles • The Great Wall in modern warfare