Yi Sun-sin — The Admiral Who Never Lost
Hi there, and welcome to 8 Minute Lives. In the autumn of 1597, a Korean admiral stood on the deck of a warship in a narrow strait, watching over a hundred Japanese vessels sail toward him. He had thirteen ships. Thirteen. Months earlier he had been dragged from command in chains, tortured, and demoted to a common soldier. Now his king had handed him back a fleet that barely existed and asked him to save the country with it. His name was Yi Sun-sin. And by the end of that day, he would win one of the most lopsided naval victories ever recorded. But let's start at the beginning. Yi Sun-sin was…
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