Weapons & Fighting techniques of the samurai warrior (1200 - 1877)

Divided into six chapters covering mounted samurai, skirmishers, pikemen, commanders, firearms, and artillery and siege techniques Includes more than 300 color line artworks, photographs, and maps illustrating the weapons, armor, equipment, fighting techniques, and tactics of medieval and early-modern Japan • Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate skills and postures, including how to fire a bow, fight with a katana, pike combat and tactics, firing an harquebus, and many, many other fighting techniques ISBN 9781435102064 Binding Hardcover Language English Number of pages 224 #samurai #japanesehistory #Japan #martialarts 13