Origins of the Lost Fleet of the Mongol Empire - Sasaki, Randall James

Provides a starting point for understanding the technology of the failed Mongol invasion of Japan in 1281 CE, as well as the history of shipbuilding in East Asia. Randall Sasaki has created a timber category database, analysed methods of joinery, and studied contemporary approaches to shipbuilding in order to ascertain the origins and types of vessels that composed the Mongol fleet.