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• The Shôgun's Soldiers. Volume 1, The Daily Life of Samurai and Soldiers in Edo Period Japan, 1603-1721

  Fredholm von Essen, Michael

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  A military and social history of how the formerly so powerful Tokugawa clan army rapidly lost its combat preparedness, and how this persuaded the Tokugawa shogunate to initiate a policy of enforced seclusion.

• Edo, Japan-Samurai Dining and Zen Aesthetics

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  Not just natto.

• Foundations of Eastern Civilization. Episode 43, Medieval Japan - Samurai and Shoguns

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  Enter what historians sometimes call Japan's "medieval period," in which military governors known as "shoguns" commanded the state. Look at the Kamakura, Muromachi, and Tokugawa Shogunate periods, as well as the famous samurai warriors who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Warriors

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  Tokugawa Ieyasu is Japan's most famous warrior leader, the greatest Samurai general of them all. A rebel, usurper and a unifier, his achievements would match those of Julius Caesar or Napoleon Bonaparte. He was as cunning as he was brave,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Samurai

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  Actor/martial arts champ, Mark Dacascos, explores the story of Miyamoto Musashi, the most famous Samurai of all time, and trains in the weaponry and wisdom of Japan's great warriors.

• Samurai

  Weapons and Fighting Techniques

  Conlan, Thomas

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  The Samurai warrior is one of the most famous types of soldier, with his intricate armour, longbow and distinctive katana sword, as well as his strict martial code.

• Samurai Revolution

  the Dawn of Modern Japan Seen Through the Eyes of the Shogun's Last Samurai

  Hillsborough, Romulus

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  The fascinating story of Japan's transformation from a country of feudal lords and samurai under the control of the shogun into a modern industrialized nation under the unifying rule of the Emperor.

• Architecture in the Shoin Style

  Japanese Feudal Residences

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• Samurai

  a Very Short Introduction

  Wert, Michael

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  The story of the samurai is one of adventures and intrigues, heroics and misdeeds, unlikely victories and devastating defeats.

• Samurai: Japan's Noble Servant Warriors

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  Dynamic illustrations and fascinating tales of famous Samurai teach readers what life was like as a noble servant-warrior in Feudal Japan.

• Samurai in 100 Objects

  Turnbull, Stephen R., 1948-

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  These carefully selected objects gathered from Japanese locations and from museums around the world tell the story of the samurai from acting as the frontier guards for the early emperors to being the inspiration for the kamikaze pilots.

• Samurai and the Culture of Japan's Great Peace

  Drixler, Fabian Franz, 1978-

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  The samurai, Japan's medieval and early modern military nobility, have for centuries captivated imaginations far beyond the confines of their own time and culture. This beautifully illustrated volume presents a large and diverse selection…Read moreRead more of this annotation