Splendors of Japan and Korea

The Windstar Talks – Splendors of Japan and Korea

These lectures were given by Ross Arnold in Spring 2018 on Windstar Cruise’s yacht, the Star Legend, as we sailed from Beijing to Yokohama.

China vs. Japan

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A Brief History of China

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Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion

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A Brief History of Korea

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The Forgotten War: The Korean Conflict

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Birth of the Atomic Age: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Samurai and the Code of Bushido

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A Brief History of Japan

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Japanese Art and Architecture

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The Pacific War

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