Stephen R Turnbull
Author
Series
Weapon ; 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Samurai sword of Japan is probably the finest edged weapon ever made. This volume by leading Samurai expert Stephen Turnbull reveals the story of how and why it achieved this distinction. Particular attention is paid to the development of the familiar curved blade from the original straight blades, the associated development of Japan's famous steel-making techniques and the challenges from contemporary warfare. Together with the technical details...
Author
Publisher
Osprey
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"The world of the samurai - the legendary elite warrior cult of old Japan - has for too long been associated solely with military history. In this exciting new 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. Familiar topics such as the cult of suicide, ritualised revenge and the lore of the samurai sword are seen in the context of an all-encompassing...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Japan was a country in turmoil at the beginning of the 18th century. It was a time of pageantry and corruption in the Shogun's court. Because the merchant class was rising in power, it was also the beginning of the end of privilege for the professional warriors, or samurai, who felt their loss keenly, especially since they held the business of money-making in contempt. In the midst of such bewildering change, eruptions of violence were not unknown....
18) Wilby wonderful
Series
Film Movement ; 3, film 2
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A comedy focusing on the residents of a tiny island town during the course of a strange twenty-four hours.
