TY  - BOOK
AU  - TURNBULL Stephen
TI  - Samurai warfare
SN  - 1854092804 (hbk.)
PY  - 1996///
CY  - London
PB  - Arms and Armour Press
KW  - JAPAN
KW  -  SAMURAI WARFARE
KW  -  ARMS
KW  -  ARMOUR
KW  -  TECHNOLOGY
KW  -  COMMUNICATIONS
N2  - It examines the reality of the battlefield tactics, personalitties and practices. It will demonstrate the evident evolution and development through the centuries certain aspects of samurai warfare remained remarkably consistent in the particular its elite nature and the predominance of the small group as the basic fighting unit.  Developments in army organisation weapon technology and communications will also be studied in detail and related to the wider picture
ER  -