Wars of the Three Kingdoms

From nothing and facing formidable enemies on all sides, the Chinese statesman, warlord, and poet Cao Cao gradually consolidated his power until he dominated China. He is frequently portrayed negatively in popular culture, but Wars of the Three Kingdoms seeks to rewrite the narrative of his military operations, based on extensive primary sources, o

Carl Fredrik Sverdrup is a Scandinavian living in Switzerland. He studied engineering and business, and has a career in international business management. He has a long-standing interest in military strategy and history. He has published articles on the Mongols with Journal of Medieval Military History (Numbers in Mongol Warfare, 2012) and Journal of Asian History (Sübe'etei Ba'atur, Anonymous Strategist, 2013). The Mongol Conquests is his first book. He is married and has two children.