Gempei War 1180-85 - The Great Samurai Civil War

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Turnbull Klappentext Internationally renowned samurai expert Dr. Stephen Turnbull delves into a pivotal era of Japanese history in this highly illustrated account of the Gempei War, a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. Never before had there been a large-scale clash between two rival samurai families, the Taira and the Minamoto, and never again would the result of a war in Japan be quite so dramatic. Fought to gain control over the emperor, it would end with imperial power being totally eclipsed in favor of the military might of the samurai class and the establishment of the position of shogun--Japan's military dictator. Turnbull examines the events of the five-year-long conflict, revealing the changes that the war inflicted on Japanese culture and how it establishmened many samurai traditions. Zusammenfassung A highly illustrated study of the Gempei War, the bitter dynastic struggle that saw the rise of the shogunate and the emerging dominance of the samurai class and ethos over medieval Japan. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction ChronologyOpposing commandersOpposing armiesOpposing plansThe campaignAftermathThe battlefield today Further reading Index

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Turnbull, Stephen (Author) Turnbull, Turnbull Stephen
• Assisted by: Giuseppe Rava (Illustration), Giuseppe (Illustrator) Rava (Illustration), Rava Giuseppe (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9781472813848
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1384-8
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Campaign; Campaign
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, Asia, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, CE period up to c 1500, Warfare & defence, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Battles & campaigns, History and Archaeology, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Battles and campaigns