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Samurai Military Communications |
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| Samurai
Military Communications assesses the various methods used
by Samurai commanders to direct and control their troops on
the battlefield. (Article and images) |
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Knights and Samurai |
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| Knights and Samurai
is a comparison between the Samurai bushido culture and Medieval
chivalry. (Article and images) |
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The Forgotten Samurai |
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| The Forgotten
Samurai explores the changing role of ashigaru throughout
feudal Japan, explaining how they eventually gained samurai
status. (Article and images) |
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Japanese Castles |
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Castles and the lessons of Nagashino examines weaponry
and fortifications, in an account of the evolution of Japanese
defensive engineering and architecture through the 16th century.
(Article and images) |
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Samurai Heraldry |
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| Samurai Heraldry
examines the strikingly colourful heraldry of the great warring
families and feudal armies of medieval Japan. (Extract
and image) |
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Samurai books |
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