Book of Samurai Warriors

by Stephen Turnbull

Book Overview

Few countries has a warrior tradition as long and as exciting as that of Japan -- and it is embodied in one powerful and romantic figure: the loyal, self-sacrificing samurai. He is both a courageous... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0831776765
• ISBN13: 9780831776763
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Verh Comprehensive Book

This book is very comprehensive of the samurai history, gives much details and covers all aspects of the samurai way of life. For any samurai aficionado, a must have.

Good reading with great pictures

The book was very informative. It told readers about everything from the way the samurai dressed to how they made their tea. In addition to the history of Japan during their rule, they also went into great detail about there weapons and armor, the way they fought, and the techniques used to in combat.In addition, the book was filled with great pictures. Maps of the changing territories. Old Japanese art work. Even rare photographs of the Samurai in full battle gear. They did just compliment the reading, they offered even more information in the captions that wasn't even mentioned in the reading.All-in-all, this was a good read.

Excellent

I study the art of the samurai. And I found this book very informative and usful. I highly recomend this book for all those people interested in samurai and the unique ways. Steven Turnball is the expert on samurai and you can't go wrong with any of his books