One associates the samurai primarily with his sword. But the famous katana was by no means the only weapon of the Japanese warrior caste. In this book, Thomas D. Conlan explains the importance of bows, pikes and firearms in addition to the sword and dagger, which fighting techniques the samurai preferred on horseback or on foot, and which strategies the army commanders used in the numerous wars of the Japanese Middle Ages. He analyses the most famous battles and corrects some misconceptions that have crept into popular imagination. More than 300 colour photographs, historical images, maps and illustrations, as well as many explanations and descriptions complete this comprehensive work. Thomas D. Conlan is Professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University in the USA and a recognized expert on the history of Japan.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Conlan, Thomas D.
Title
Samurai Krieger. Waffen, Rüstungen, Strategien und Schlachten
Details
Ca. 300 pictures and diagrams. 224 pp.
State
new
Wieland Verlag GmbH Rosenheimer Str. 22 83043 Bad Aibling Deutschland
