The history of samurai warfare is the expression both of an ideal and a reality. The ideal was, and to some extent still is, an image of the noble warrior, sword in hand, fighting a single combat with a worthy opponent as part of a co-ordinated battle, planned and executed according to a meticulous and honourable tradition. The reality is often that of a surprise attack by night, followed by a clumsy style of warfare exemplified by the burning of fortified buildings and indiscriminate slaughter, in which all hope of tactical precision is cast to the wind. Очень интересное издание о японских самураях.
Название: Samurai Warfare
Автор: Stephen Turnbull
Издательство: Cassell & Co.
Год издания: 1996
Серия: History of Warfare
Язык: Английский
ISBN: 978-1854092809
Формат: PDF (OCR)
страниц: 158 pages
Размер: 21.2 mb
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