Swope, Kenneth,  1969- <br/><br/>
The military collapse of China's Ming Dynasty, 1618-44 / 
Kenneth M. Swope. 
 - London :  Routledge,  2014. 
 - Asian States and Empires .
 - Asian states and empires. .
<br/><br/> Electronic book available via the Ebook Central platform. 
<br/><br/>A gauntlet is cast down : the rise of the Latter Jin, 1618-21 -- Changing tides : from defeat to stability in the northeast,1622-6 --Pursuing a forward strategy : Yuan Chonghuan's rise and fall,1626-30 -- Dashing defiers and dastardly defenders : the peasant rebels gain strength and the northeastern front weakens,1630-6 -- Miscasting a ten-sided net : Yang Sichang ascendant,1636-41 --  Hanging by a silken thread : the Ming armies collapse, 1641-3 -- Chongzhen's lament : my ministers have abandoned me! Winter-Spring 1644 -- The fall of the Ming from a global perspective. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781134462162 9780203795439 9780415449274 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--History--Li Zicheng Rebellion, 1628-1645.<br/>China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.<br/>China--History, Military--960-1644.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>951.026