Samurai and ninja : the real story behind the Japanese warrior myth that shatters the Bushido mystique / by Antony Cummins.
Material type: TextPublication details: North Clarendon: Tuttle Publishing, 2015.Description: 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:- 9784805313343 (pbk.):
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Training Institute Library On-Shelf | 952.025 CUM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 57597-1001 |
This book is illuminated by many rare Japanese manuscripts and texts which are translated into English for the very first time.
The Samurai and Ninja were in fact brutal killing machines trained in torture and soaked in machismo. Many were skilled horsemen and sword-fighting specialists, while others were masters of deception and sabotage.
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