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Early Samurai 200-1500 AD

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - Ancient Period to 1600 A.D

Last Stocked on 10/13/2024

Product Info

Title
Early Samurai 200-1500 AD
Publisher
Category
Author
Anthony Bryant, Angus McBride
Publish Year
1991
Pages
64
Dimensions
7.5x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147392208
MFG. Part #
OSPELI035
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI35

Description

War played a central part in the history of Japan. Warring clans controlled much of the country. The wars were usually about land, the struggle for control of which eventually gave rise to perhaps the most formidable warriors of all time: the Samurai. Ancient Yayoi warriors developed weapons, armor and a code during the ensuing centuries that became the centerpiece for the Japanese Samurai. Anthony Bryant chronicles the history, arms and armor of these truly elite warriors, from the rise of the Yayoi through the Genpei War between the Minamoto and Taira clans to the Mongol invasions of the 13th century.

Contents:

The Proto-Historic Period
The Historical Period
The Capital at Heiankyo
The Genpei War
The Mongol Invasions
Early Japanes Armor
The Plates