Sun Tzu and the Art of Medieval Japanese Warfare

by Roald Knutsen

For the first time, this study examines in depth how the medieval Japanese masters of Heiho - the Art of War - sought to interpret, illustrate and transmit the principles of China's time-honoured military strategist Sun-Tzu during possibly the most turbulent period of Japanese history, the war-torn Muromachi period (c. 1350 - 1575). In these two centuries a number of gifted warriors, steeped in the teachings of Sun-Tzu and the Chinese Military...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905246005
• ISBN13: 9781905246007
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.5"