The Samurai Sourcebook

Author : Stephen R. Turnbull
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1854095234

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The Samurai Sourcebook by Stephen R. Turnbull Pdf

Brave, invincible warriors, fighting sword in hand against overwhelming odds. Those were the Samurai. In this the most comprehensive, enthralling look at their history, personalities, strategies, costume, and battles you’ll find every detail of their armor and weaponry, as well as the Samurai army’s development, its organization, and the fighters’ feudal obligation. Case studies focus in on the most important invasions and combat situation, as well as their religious traditions. A full range of maps chart wartime changes.

Author : Turnbull
Publisher : Orion
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8888808892

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Author : Turnbull
Publisher : Orion
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8888808922

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The Samurai Sourcebook Navmilpre by Turnbull Pdf

Author : Thomas F. Cleary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015019642886

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The Japanese Art of War by Thomas F. Cleary Pdf

"Thomas Cleary shows us how well-known attributes such as the reserve and mystery of formal Japanese behavior are deeply rooted in the ancient strategies of the traditional arts of war. Citing original sources that are popular among Japanese readers today, he reveals hidden forces behind Japanese attitudes and conduct in political, business, social, and personal life."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472813749

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The Samurai by Stephen Turnbull Pdf

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. The world of the samurai, the legendary elite warrior cult of old Japan, has for too long been associated solely with military history and has largely remained a mystery. In this exciting book, Stephen Turnbull, the world's leading authority on the samurai, goes beyond the battlefield to paint a picture of the samurai as they really were. The world of the samurai warrior is revealed to be one of great richness, with familiar topics such as the cult of suicide, ritualised revenge and the lore of the samurai sword being seen in the context of an all-encompassing warrior culture that was expressed through art and poetry as much as through violence.

Author : Thomas Donald Conlan
Publisher : Hackett Publishing Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1647920396

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Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan, 471-1877 by Thomas Donald Conlan Pdf

In addition to providing excerpts from classic tales of Japan's warrior past, this volume draws on a wide range of lesser-known but revealing sources--including sword inscriptions, edicts, orders, petitions, and letters--to expand and deepen our understanding of the samurai, from the order's origins in the fifth century to its abolition in the nineteenth. Taken together with Thomas Donald Conlan's contextualizing introductions and notes, these sources provide a rare window into the experiences, ideals, and daily lives of these now-sentimentalized warriors. Numerous illustrations, a glossary of terms, and a substantial bibliography further enhance the value of this book to students, scholars, and anyone interested in learning more about the samurai.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781647920579

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Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan, 471–1877 by Anonim Pdf

In addition to providing excerpts from classic tales of Japan’s warrior past, this volume draws on a wide range of lesser-known but revealing sources—including sword inscriptions, edicts, orders, petitions, and letters—to expand and deepen our understanding of the samurai, from the order’s origins in the fifth century to its abolition in the nineteenth. Taken together with Thomas Donald Conlan’s contextualizing introductions and notes, these sources provide a rare window into the experiences, ideals, and daily lives of these now-sentimentalized warriors. Numerous illustrations, a glossary of terms, and a substantial bibliography further enhance the value of this book to students, scholars, and anyone interested in learning more about the samurai.

Author : Thomas Cleary
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 083482308X

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Training the Samurai Mind by Thomas Cleary Pdf

Through the ages, the samurai have been associated with honor, fearlessness, calm, decisive action, strategic thinking, and martial prowess. Their ethos is known as bushido, the Way of the Warrior-Knight. Here, premier translator Thomas Cleary presents a rich collection of writings on bushido by warriors, scholars, political advisors, and educators from the fifteenth century through the nineteenth century that provide a comprehensive, historically rich view of samurai life and philosophy. Training the Samurai Mind gives an insider’s view of the samurai world: the moral and psychological development of the warrior, the ethical standards they were meant to uphold, their training in both martial arts and strategy, and the enormous role that the traditions of Shintoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism had in influencing samurai ideals. The writings deal with a broad range of subjects—from military strategy and political science, to personal discipline and character development. Cleary introduces each piece, putting it into historical context, and presents biographical information about the authors. This is an essential read for anyone interested in military history and samurai history, and for martial artists who want to understand strategy.

Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473817937

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The Samurai Swordsman by Stephen Turnbull Pdf

Samurai tells the story of the courageous and highly disciplined fighting men of this time, showing how they evolved from the primitive fighters of the seventh century into an invincible military caste with a fearsome reputation. In the early seventh century, the samurai rose to prominence during the struggles between the emperor and the military leaders (shogun). They took part in the invasion of Korea, as well as helping to keep Japan free from foreign influence. From the Heian period through to the Onin wars, the history of the samurai is replete with tales of heroism and bloodshed. Although the samurai is most famous for his use of the sword, he also used a wide variety of other weapons, such as the crossbow, the dagger and the spear. Samurai armour and costume were constantly evolving, and by the twelfth century most samurai were wearing the box-like yoroi armour. Samurai examines samurai fighting tactics, as well as acts such as ritual suicide (hari-kiri) and the taking of enemy heads as trophies.

Author : Ben Hubbard
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750957250

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The Samurai by Ben Hubbard Pdf

The true nature of the Japanese samurai warrior is an elusive and endlessly fascinating enigma for those in the West. From their inauspicious beginnings as barbarian-subduing soldiers, the samurai lived according to a code known as bushido - or 'way of the warrior'. Bushido- advocated loyalty, honour, pride and fearlessness in combat. Those who broke the code were expected to perform seppuku, or suicide through stomach-cutting. By its very design, seppuku aimed to restore honour to disgraced warriors by ensuring the most painful of deaths. However, the bushido- virtues of loyalty and honour fell into question as the samurai grew powerful enough to wrest control from the emperor himself. Accompanied by vivid colour illustrations, The Samurai offers a complete, concise account of samurai history and culture. It tells the story of the rise of the samurai as a martial elite, the warriors' centuries long struggle for power and their long slide into obsolescence.

Author : Jonathan Clements
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472107725

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A Brief History of the Samurai by Jonathan Clements Pdf

'Clements has a knack for writing suspenseful sure-footed conflict scenes: His recounting of the Korean invasion led by samurai and daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi reads like a thriller. If you're looking for a samurai primer, Clements' guide will keep you on the hook' Japan Times, reviewed as part of an Essential Reading for Japanophiles series From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior. The Samurai emerged as a warrior caste in Medieval Japan and would have a powerful influence on the history and culture of the country from the next 500 years. Clements also looks at the Samurai wars that tore Japan apart in the 17th and 18th centuries and how the caste was finally demolished in the advent of the mechanized world.

Author : Jonathan Lopez-Vera
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781462921348

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A History of the Samurai by Jonathan Lopez-Vera Pdf

A History of the Samurai tells the complete story of Japan's legendary warrior class from beginning to end--an epic tale of intrigue, bloodshed and bravery that is central to an understanding of the Japanese character and of Japanese history. It describes in detail the core Samurai philosophy of Bushido--"the way of the warrior"--a complex code of conduct embracing ideals of honor and loyalty that continues to govern the Japanese way of life today. Historian Jonathan Lopez-Vera offers a compelling look at these enigmatic warriors including: The lives of famous Samurai--Miyamoto Musashi, Japan's greatest swordsman; Tomoe Gozen, the woman who became a Samurai; Tokugawa Ieyasu, the last Shogun; and many more The tragic tale of the 47 Ronin who chose honor over their own lives and were forced to commit ritual suicide after avenging their fallen master The philosophy of Bushido, "the Way of the Warrior," the code of conduct that embraced the ideals of honor and loyalty and governed the Samurai way of living The decline of the Samurai and their transformation from rough, battle-hardened warriors to highly educated philosopher-poets Illustrated with 125 archival prints and photos, the nobility and grandeur of the Samurai is brilliantly showcased in this book. Readers will enjoy immersing themselves in the Samurai's world, as historian Jonathan Lopez-Vera traces the fascinating story of the rise and fall of these enigmatic warriors throughout Japanese history.

Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849089999

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The Samurai and the Sacred by Stephen Turnbull Pdf

A comprehensive study into the spiritual world of the Samurai, from the cult of revenge and suicide, to Zen and martial arts. The fierce loyalty and self-sacrificing attitude of the Samurai have made them both a legend and a cult. Yet although their military prowess and skills in the martial arts have been studied exhaustively, an understanding of their belief system still eludes many. This original and exciting work examines the spiritual world of the samurai, from their attachment to Japan's mainstream religions of Shinto and Buddhism, to their involvement in Confucianism, Christianity and folk religion. Samurai expert Stephen Turnbull examines important topics such as Zen and the martial arts, modern militarism, the cult of the sword, revenge and suicide, hara kiri and the kamikaze pilots the suicide bombers of their day. He also looks at the fascinating issue of Japanese religious terrorism, as well as the growing cult status of the Samurai both in Japan and in the West.

Author : Constantine Nomikos Vaporis Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440842719

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Samurai by Constantine Nomikos Vaporis Ph.D. Pdf

Alphabetically arranged entries along with primary source documents provide a comprehensive examination of the lives of Japan's samurai during the Tokugawa or Edo period, 1603–1868, a time when Japan transitioned from civil war to extended peace. The samurai were an aristocratic class of warriors who imposed and maintained peace in Japan for more than two centuries during the Tokugawa or Edo period, 1603–1868. While they maintained a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence, as a result of the peace the samurai themselves were transformed over time into an educated, cultured elite—one that remained fiercely proud of its military legacy and hyper-sensitive in defending their individual honor. This book provides detailed information about the samurai, beginning with a timeline and narrative historical overview of the samurai. This is followed by more than 100 alphabetically arranged entries on topics related to the samurai, such as ritual suicide, castles, weapons, housing, clothing, samurai women, and more. The entries cite works for further reading and often include sidebars linking the samurai to popular culture, tourist sites, and other information. A selection of primary source documents offers firsthand accounts from the era, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.

Author : Stephen R. Turnbull
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Armor
ISBN : PSU:000031318839

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The Book of the Samurai by Stephen R. Turnbull Pdf

Examines the samurai tradition, which encompasses seven hundred years of Japanese history, and describes the armor, weapons, traditions, and famous battles of the samurai.