Anthony J Bryant

The Samurai

Warriors of Medieval Japan, 940-1600
Illustrator: Mcbride, Angus

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Produktbeschreibung

Osprey's examination of Japan's Samurai warriors of the medieval period. Perhaps the greatest warriors in history, the Samurai were a product of a social system totally geared to war. The Samurai became expert in fighting both on horseback and on the ground. Their way of life was dictated by the code of Bushido or 'way of the warrior' and clad in their magnificent, multi-coloured armour they were perfectly suited to the violent clan and dynastic warfare that dominated medieval Japan as the most powerful families vied for supremacy. In this title Anthony J Bryant presents a fascinating overview of these truly élite warriors.

Produktdetails

• Elite
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 1989
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 185mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 232g
• ISBN-13: 9780850458978
• ISBN-10: 0850458978
• Artikelnr.: 22267359

Autorenporträt

Anthony Bryant is a historian specialising in medieval Japanese history. He graduated from Florida State University in 1983 with a degree in Japanese Area studies. He lived for some time in Tokyo and is a member of the Japan Armour and Weapons Research and Preservation Society. He has published numerous articles on the subject of Japanese arms and is the author of two books on the Samurai, in the Osprey Elite series.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chronology
Origins and Rise of the Warrior Class
The Genpei War (1180-85)
The Kamakura Bakufu and Regency
War of the Northern and Southern Courts
The Muromachi Period
Warfare in Muromachi and Momoyama Japan
Sengoku Japan
Hashiba Hideyoshi
The Return of the Shogun
Arms and Armour: Heian and Kamakura Japan
Arms and Armour: Muromachi and Momoyama Japan
The Plates