it was a combination of both, there is no denying that the jaspanese defeated the Mongols on the beaches.Timbo is correct--the Japanese were saved by the weather.The Mongol bow was superior to the yumi, to the point where mounted archery in Japan actually declined after the Mongol Invasions.In any case, it's largely a moot point, since the majority of the "Mongol" troops in both invasions were actually Chinese and Korean auxilliaries.Peace,TFS
"[TFS suffers through the Keltic "warp spasm"...]"
ROFL
[scene: the History Channel offices]
"Why don't you tell us what happened..."
"Okay, so, like this guy with a lazy, bloodshot eye and a really bad prolapse came barging in here and just trashed up the place!"
"Do you remember anything else? Any details could be important."
"Well... I think he was screaming something inchoerent about baboons or something... maybe it was bamboo."
LOL