Arms and Armor of the Samurai: The History of Weaponry in Ancient Japan
by Ian Bottomley, A P Hopson
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Illustrates the long development of arms and armor in the samurai's seven-hundred-year history.Tags
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A readable trot through the weaponry of Japan. 300 Photographs rather than diagrams.
Quite detailed but The Samurai Swordsman integrates its weapons/armor descriptions in their historical context.
Color photographs of artifacts of samurai life including armor, helmets, weapons, etc
Color Illustrations of warriors, wars, japanese life
Color Illustrations of warriors, wars, japanese life
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