174 pp. Color and black-and-white photographs and diagrams throughout, illustrated endpapers. "... a graphic and often compelling study of the Chinese junk - the 'imperfect perfection' of maritime technology - covering its history, its triumph as a naval and trading vessel, its tragic death in battle with Western navies, its brief but fierce reign as a pirate vessel and the lingering role that it has since played in the commercial backwaters of the Far East."
