Teaching East Asia: Korea Teaching East Asia: Korea | Page 15

Replica of Admiral Yi Sunsin’s turtle boat, Korean War Museum, Seoul (Courtesy of Justin Lee at http://
tinuyurl.com/) One of the greatest heroes in Korean military history, Admiral Yi and his famous turtle
boats defeated the Japanese in 1592. With only twelve ships in his fleet, the admiral was able to destroy
over three hundred of his enemy’s ships. As the Japanese retr