Samurai - A History

The complete and authentic history of the most elite class of warriors profiles one of the most infamous samurai of all time—Saigo Takamori—from his birth to his glorious death by ritual suicide that brought about the end of hundreds of years of Samurai tradition. Original. 20,000 first printing.

Product details

• Authors: John Man
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.02.2014
• EAN: 9780062202673
• ISBN: 978-0-06-220267-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; HISTORY: WORLD, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Sports, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Political, HISTORY: Modern / 19th Century, PHILOSOPHY: Essays, PHOTOGRAPHY: History, ASIAN & ASIAN AMERICAN: JAPAN, HISTORY: Military / General, HISTORY: Asia / Japan, ART: Film & Video, PHILOSOPHY: Political, ART: Art & Politics, HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY: Military / Guerilla Warfare, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs, ART: Movements / Modernism