Miyamoto Musashi, (c. 1584-1645) is the most revered and celebrated swordsman in Japanese history; unfortunately, our modern portrait of this folk hero is derived mainly from popular books, comics, an
The most destructive epoch in Japan's long history of civil strife, the Warring States period began when the dearly won supremacy of the Ashikaga clan was squandered by a weak and indecisive ruler, al
This is the harrowing account of one of the most ill-fated expeditions in maritime history. Of five ships that sailed from Rotterdam at the turn of the 16th century, only one reached the largely unkn
The final volume of the swordsmen trilogy tells the story of the teo greatest warriors of the late-16th century, when war-ravaged Japan was brought under central control
Set against the greater historical backdrop of ruthless political intrigue and seemingly insurmountable setbacks, the story is told of the tragedy of civil war experienced at the personal level.
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