Samurai Invasion

Samurai Invasion
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Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 0304359483
ISBN-13 : 9780304359486
Rating : 4/5 (486 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Samurai Invasion by : Stephen R. Turnbull

Download or read book Samurai Invasion written by Stephen R. Turnbull and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Lively....Skillfully pieceing together contemporary accounts from Japanese and Korean sources, the author provides a vivid and horrifying picture of the strategy, tactics, and technology of Japanese warefare....Belongs in public as well as college libraries.”—Library Journal. “Impeccably researched, lavishly illustrated, clearly written for the general reader, as outstanding on its subject as it is unique.”—Booklist.


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