The Samurai

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Fortunately common sense prevailed, and after some careful parleying both sides withdrew, Yoritomo to ponder his next move, Yoshinaka to face a new threat from the Taira. By the end of April the Taira felt strong enough to launch a full-scale ...

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• ISBN bar code 9781134243693 ξ1 registered September 22 2015
  
• ISBN bar code 9781134243693 ξ2 registered April 10 2016
  
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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 and skills as manifested in the last great battle they were ever to fight - that of Osaka Castle in 1615.

^ Stephen Turnbull (2013). The Samurai: A Military History ISBN 9781134243693 (revised Apr 2016)
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