Weapons of the Samurai

Download or Read eBook Weapons of the Samurai PDF written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Weapons of the Samurai
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 81
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ISBN-10 : 9781472844057
ISBN-13 : 147284405X
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Book Synopsis Weapons of the Samurai by : Stephen Turnbull

Book excerpt: This fully illustrated new book describes and analyses the weapons and equipment traditionally associated with the samurai, Japan's superlative warriors. It examines the range of weapons used by them at different times and in different situations. Beginning with the rise of the samurai during the 10th century, this lively study traces the introduction of edged weapons (cutting and piercing) and missile weapons (bows and guns) over the next 500 years. The book shows clearly how they were employed by individual samurai using many previously untranslated primary texts, and explains how their use spread more widely among low-class troops, pirates and rebels. It also shows how schools of martial arts took over and changed the weapons and their uses during the peaceful Edo Period (1615–1868).


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