The Book of Corrections

Abbreviations Used in the Notes - viii
Translator's Preface - ix
Illustrations - xiii

Introduction - 1

Author's Preface - 15

BOOK I - 17

1. The Envoys from Japan – 19
2. Japanese Envoy So Yoshitoshi – 24
3. Korean Envoys Meet with Toyotomi Hideyoshi – 28
4. Korea Informs Ming of the Japanese Plot – 32
5. Controversies over Rebuilding the National Defense – 34
6. Yi Sunsin Appointed as the Navy Commander – 37
7. Generals Unable to Foresee the Imminent War – 42
8. Invasion of the Japanese – 44
9. Our Fortresses Fall One after Another – 46
10. Urgent Reports Come In – 50
11. Criminal Charges against Kim Song'il for His Report – 55
12. The Court Appoints Kim Nuk to Stabilize Public Feeling – 57
13. Commander Yi Il Flees as Sangju Falls – 58
14. Debates on the Defense of Seoul and the Departure of the King – 62
15. The Defeat of Sin Ip's Army – 67
16. The Day of Moaning and Wailing – 71
17. Seoul Falls into Enemy Hands – 78
18. The Collapse of Our Joint Forces at Yong'in – 81
19. Sin Kak's Victory and His Tragic End – 83
20. The Collapse of the Defense Line at the Imjin River – 85
21. The Japanese Enter Hamgyong Province and Capture Our Two Princes – 87
22. Yi Il Arrives at P'yongyang after Losing His Battle – 90
23. The Visit of Lin Shilu to P'yongyang – 93
24. The Royal Carriage Leaves P'yongyang – 100
25. The Fall of P'yongyang – 106
26. Anger and Frustration of the People – 109
27. The King Arrives at Uiju and Ming Sends Its Relief Army – 114
28. The Vanguard of the Ming Relief Army Arrives – 116
29. Ming Relief Army Fails to Recapture P'yongyang – 119
30. Yi Sunsin Defeats the Japanese Navy with His Turtle Ships – 121
31. Cho Hoik, a Man of Loyalty and Patriotism – 125
32. The Defense of Chonju and the Brave Battles of Chong Tam – 127
33. An Attempt to Recapture P'yongyang – 129
34. Shen Weijing Visits the Japanese Camp – 131
35. The Tragic Death of Governor Sim Tae – 134
36. General Won Ho Defeats the Japanese – 137
37. Kwon Ungsu and Others Recapture Yongch'on – 139
38. Pak Chin Recaptures Kyongju – 141
39. The Rise of the Righteous Volunteer Armies – 143
40. Yi Il Becomes a Commander – 149
41. Spies and Traitors – 151

BOOK II – 153

42. New Ming Relief Army Recaptures P'yongyang – 155
43. The Court Replaces Yi Il with Yi Pin – 161
44. The Ming Army Retreats to Kaesong after Losing the Battle of Pyokche – 162
45. Victory at Haengju Fortress – 169
46. Efforts to Save the Starving People – 173
47. Shen Weijing's Efforts to Make Peace with the Japanese – 176
48. Recapturing Seoul – 181
49. Devastating Defeat at the Battle of Chinju – 184
50. The King Returns to Seoul – 189
51. The Imprisonment of Yi Sunsin – 197
52. The Breakdown of the Peace Talks and a New Relief Army from Ming China – 200
53. The Collapse of the Navy Led by Won Kyun – 201
54. The Battle of Hwangsok Mountain Fortress – 205