"Kaushik Roy conducts a comparative analysis of the armies and navies of the large agrarian bureaucratic empires of Asia, focusing on the question of how far the Asian polities were able to integrate gunpowder weapons in their military systems. Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750 offers important insights into the common patterns in war making across the region, and the impact of firearms and artillery."--Publishers website

The culture of warfare in Asia befoe 1500 -- Battles and campaigns of the Asian armies and gunpowder technology: 1500-1750 -- Siege warfare and siege artillery in Asia -- Naval warfare by the Asian states -- Military systems and societies of Asia.