Warfare in Japan from the fourth to the nineteenth century has caused much controversy among Western military and political historians. This volume assembles key articles written by specialists in the field on military organization, the social context of war, battle action, weapons and martial arts. The focus is on the transformation of patterns of warfare that arose from endogenous as well as exogenous factors.
| ISBN: | 9780754625179 |
| Publication date: | 2nd August 2007 |
| Author: | Harald Kleinschmidt |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 446 pages |
| Series: | The International Library of Essays on Military History |
| Genres: |
Military history Asian history |