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Early Samurai AD 200-1500

By Angus McBride , Anthony Bryant

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1991
ISBN
1855321319, 9781855321311
Open Library ID
OL8992745M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
8 MB (8017292 bytes)
Series
Elite
Pages
68\68
Topic
History
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

War played a central part in the history of Japan. Warring clans controlled much of the country. The wars were usually about land, the struggle for control of which eventually gave rise to perhaps the most formidable warriors of all time: the Samurai. Ancient Yayoi warriors developed weapons, armour and a code during the ensuing centuries that became the centrepiece for the Japanese Samurai. Anthony Bryant chronicles the history, arms and armour of these truly élite warriors, from the rise of the Yayoi through the Genpei War between the Minamoto and Taira clans to the Mongol invasions of the 13th century.

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