Weapons of the Samurai, Paperback - Stephen Turnbull

Featuring specially commissioned artwork, this lively study assesses the array of weapons and equipment employed by the samurai, Japan's legendary ...

Geronimo Stilton is a bestselling children's series with a dedicated international fan base. It follows the adventures of Geronimo Stilton the famo...

Reducere. Hagakure (Ky jitai: Shinjitai: meaning In the shadow the Leaves or hidden leaves.), is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a ...

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DescriptionFeaturing full-color artwork and expert analysis, this book assesses the status and abilities of two groups of warriors who fought one a...

An illustrated account of The Gempei War - a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. It examines the events of the five-year lo...

Reducere. DescriptionMiyamoto Musashi was a well-known samurai during the 17th century. Your mission is to travel back in time to feudal Japan, learn the sam...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionRenowned budo (martial arts) and ninja grandmaster Hatsumi explains how Japanese sword fighting embodies the essence of budo and the spi...

This unique book tells for the first time the violent story of the siege of Tanaka based on never-before translated war chronicles, maps, and field...

The Lost Samurai reveals the greatest untold story of Japan's legendary warrior class, which is that for almost a hundred years Japanese samurai we...

Reducere. Hagakure is a classic text from 17th century Japan written by a Samurai retainer. This is an absolute must have for every library.About the Author:...

Based on William Scott Wilson's definitive translation, adapted by scriptwriter and comic book/manga author Sean Wilson, and with lively drawings b...

Reducere. Suitable for practitioners and instructors of mixed martial arts, the traditional Asian martial arts and those who seek to learn more about the tec...

Reducere. Jacob Fletcher is beset by treachery at every turn of the ship's wheel at sea and with every step on dry land.1797. Fletcher is sent halfway round ...

The member of a distinguished British literary family, A. B. Mitford traveled widely with his parents as a youth and lived in various European coun...

Reducere. Born in 1862, Nitobe Inazo was a Japanese polymath (holding five doctorates) and Christian convert who travelled widely in both Europe and America....

Reducere. Peak performance coach, author, and speaker, Dr. Alison Arnold, gives you a step-by-step practice to develop the leader within you. The Samurai wer...

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Unlock the secrets of the legendary weapons of the samurai While the samurai is well known as the military nobility of medieval Japan, their range ...

Reducere. The Mongol warriors are one of the great success stories of world military history. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan and his successors the Mon...

Written by a leading expert and illustrated throughout with more than 300 detailed drawings and photographs showing the weapons, equipment, techniq...

Produced with the full cooperation of the Department of Ninja Studies at Mie University in Japan, where the author is Visiting Professor. This is t...

Reducere. DescriptionIt has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. Even the smallest village inva...

Reducere. In 1467 the Onin War ushered in a period of unrivalled conflict and rivalry in Japan that came to be called the Age of Warring States or Sengoku Ji...

DescriptionNinjas--Japan's famous black-clad spies, saboteurs, and undercover fighters, equipped with superb martial arts skills and an uncanny apt...

Reducere. In The 47th Samurai, Bob Lee Swagger, the gritty hero of Stephen Hunter's bestselling novels Point of Impact and Time to Hunt, returns in Hunter's ...

Reducere. Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection is comprised of three of the most influential books on the Samurai philosophy ...

Fully illustrated guide to the key weapons types used by the German armed forces in WWII, such as the Panther tank, 88mm gun, Messerschmitt Bf 109,...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Stephen (Author) TurnbullIllustration(s): Fully illustrated in colour and b&wNumber of pages: 144Col...

Publisher: Talbot Rice GalleryAuthor(s): Ed KrcmaIllustration(s): 65 colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 64Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 268 x...

Reducere. The Samurai Series brings together three of the most important books dealing with the Samurai path and philosophy into one deluxe, illustrated hard...

Reducere. The Samurai of legends continues to captivate us. We wonder if the stories we see depicted in pop culture creations, books, and museums are full of...

Reducere. This classic text by Inazo Nitobe defining the moral code of the warrior class or Samurai has had a huge impact both in the West and in Japan itsel...

Reducere. The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi was the child of an era when Japan was emerging fr...

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A new picture book from this author who has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Award. Luminous illustrations and beautiful text combin...