Table of Contents

Contents TBC, but suggest it includes material taken from WOW Samurai: The World of the Warrior, Samurai and the Sacred, ELI 23 and WAR 7: Introduction: First Samurai / First challenges and the Period of the Warring States Chronology 1. The Way of the Samurai The Samurai Daily life Childhood / Box: coming of age Dress and appearance 2. Bushido - the Way of the Warrior Training / Box: training the mind Box: 47 Ronan 3. Arms and Armour / 2pp text box on Katana 4. 'The way of the Samurai is found in death' 5. Samurai in War Food Camps Equipment Preparing for Combat, Battles and Sieges Box: Mongol Invasions 6. Strongholds Evolution of Japanese Castles The Nagashino Effect Box: Korea 7. The Last Samurai Glossary Index

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A fascinating and lavishly illustrated guide to the world of the Samurai warrior, delving into the history of their campaigning, their arms and armour, as well as their day-to-day lives and their warrior ethos.

About the Author

Stephen Turnbull is recognized as one of the world's foremost military historians of the medieval and early modern periods. He first rose to prominence as a result of his 1977 book, The Samurai: A Military History. Since then he has achieved an equal fame in writing about European military subjects and has had 30 books published. He has always tried to concentrate on the less familiar areas of military history, in particular such topics as Korea, Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, and the Teutonic Knights. Stephen was Historical Advisor for the 2012 Universal Pictures movie The Forty-Seven Ronin starring Keanu Reeves.