Samurai: The Warrior Tradition

By Stephen Turnbull

Turnbull brings together in these two volumes many of the most significant writings on the culture and conceits of the samurai over the last fifty years. The 'tradition' naturally falls into two... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854093592
• ISBN13: 9781854093592
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Arms & Armour
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.0" x 7.8"

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This is an omnibus edition of 'Samurai Warriors' and 'Samurai Warlords', giving you over 300 pages of colour illustrations, black and white photos and some of the most detailed information about the Samurai. The first part of the book deals with the warriors, from the early warriors from the Heian Period to the end with the last true samurai, Saigo Takamori, who in 1877 raised a rebellion against the new order and failed. The books deals with armour and weapons, equipment, tactics and training.The second part of the book deals with the Daimyo, the warlords of Japan, starting with the first Samurai Warlord, the 60 year old Hojo Soun in 1491, and goes into detail about their culture, training, family life, women's roles and even how they dealt with death.