Warfare in Japan (The Inteational Library of Essays on Military History)

by: Harald Kleinschmidt (Editor)

Publisher: Routledge

Edition: 1st

Publication Date: 2007/8/2

Language: English

Print Length: 470 pages

ISBN-10: 0754625176

ISBN-13: 9780754625179

Book Description

Warfare in Japan from the fourth to the nineteenth century has caused much controversy among Weste military and political historians. This volume assembles key articles written by specialists in the field on military organization, the social context of war, battle action, weapons and martial arts. The focus is on the transformation of pattes of warfare that arose from endogenous as well as exogenous factors.

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Warfare in Japan from the fourth to the nineteenth century has caused much controversy among Weste military and political historians. This volume assembles key articles written by specialists in the field on military organization, the social context of war, battle action, weapons and martial arts. The focus is on the transformation of pattes of warfare that arose from endogenous as well as exogenous factors.