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A Brief History of the Samurai: A New History of the Warrior Elite
[9781845299477]

A Brief History of the Samurai: A New History of the Warrior Elite
Author: Clements, Jonathan
Publisher: Robinson
Year: 2010
ISBN: 9781845299477
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: As New
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description:
New book, 356 pages. The Samurai were the embodiment of the Japanese martial tradition. From humble beginnings as frontiersmen and border guards, they rose in power to become the true rulers of Japan, with an ideology based on military strategy and chilling battlefield aesthetics. This new study includes their greatest battles and worst defeats, theirs wars and weaponry, tradition and etiquette, and their transformation from hired swords to kingmakers, from Buddhist warlords to Christian soldiers.
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