316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1977, The Samurai has long since become a standard work of reference. It continues to be the most authoritative work on samurai life and warfare published outside Japan. Set against the background of Japan's social and political history, the book records the rise and rise of Japan's extraordinary warrior class from earliest times to the culmination of their culture, prowess... Read more
Author's Preface, Conventional periods of Japanese history 1. Gods and heroes 2. Buddha and Bushi 3. The Gempei War 4. The fall of the house of Taira 5. Their finest hour 6. Acts of loyalty 7. The age of the Country at War 8. Saints and samurai 9. Tea and muskets 10. Hideyoshi's Korean war 11. The final reckoning 12. Decline and triumph
Biography
Turnbull, Stephen
