The Gempei War 1180–85

The Great Samurai Civil War

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The Gempei War 1180–85

The Great Samurai Civil War

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Description

Internationally renowned samurai expert Dr. Stephen Turnbull delves into a pivotal era of Japanese history in this highly illustrated account of the Gempei War, a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai.

Never before had there been a large-scale clash between two rival samurai families, the Taira and the Minamoto, and never again would the result of a war in Japan be quite so dramatic. Fought to gain control over the emperor, it would end with imperial power being totally eclipsed in favor of the military might of the samurai class and the establishment of the position of shogun--Japan's military dictator. Turnbull examines the events of the five-year-long conflict, revealing the changes that the war inflicted on Japanese culture and how it establishmened many samurai traditions.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefield today
Further reading
Index

Product details

Published Jul 19 2016
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472813848
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 82 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 297
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Stephen Turnbull

Stephen Turnbull is widely recognised as the world…

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Giuseppe Rava

Giuseppe Rava was born in Faenza in 1963, and took…

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