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Book cover of Famous Japanese Swordsmen of the Period of Unification, with a battle between swordsmen. Published by Floating World Editions.

Famous Japanese Swordsmen

of the Period of Unification

By (author) William De Lange

$24.95

  • The final volume of the swordsmen trilogy tells the story of the greatest warriors of the two late-16th century, when war-ravaged Japan was brought under central control
Full Description

This third and final volume of the Famous Japanese Swordsmen trilogy presents more thrilling narrative based on solid sword history. The Period of Unification was one of the great turning points in Japan’s medieval era. After more than two centuries of civil strife Japan finally found its way back to peace and order under three successive rulers: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The final drive came in the fall of 1600, when Japan’s eastern and western warlords faced each other in the Battle of Sekigahara. It was a decisive battle, in which each and every man who called himself a warrior faced the stark choice between the forces of division and those of unification. Two such men were Ono Jirôemon Tadaaki and Yagyû Tajima no Kami Munenori. Tadaaki, a swordsman from the Kanto, had lost his family and home to become a ronin, a masterless samurai, forced to lead the life of a wanderer. Munenori hailed from the Home Provinces. His clan had first lost its castle, then its lands, until finally they were thrown upon the mercy of a local temple. Having lost everything, both men staked their lives and futures on the victory of the eastern forces.

Specifications
Publisher
Floating World Editions
ISBN
9781891640544
Published
12th Nov 2008
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
USA & Canada
Size
5.36 in x 8.27 in
Pages
256 Pages
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