登入
選單
返回
Google圖書搜尋
Samurai
Thomas Louis
Tommy Ito
其他書名
The Code of the Warrior
出版
Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
, 2008-08
主題
History / Asia / Japan
History / Military / General
History / World
ISBN
1402763123
9781402763120
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=wExlaM1ov0sC&hl=&source=gbs_api
EBook
SAMPLE
註釋
Their name means “one who serves,” and the samurai were the most skilled elite group of combatants the world has ever seen. Their legendary prowess inspired some of Japan’s finest films and literature: years of training, discipline, and self-sacrifice, combined with advanced weaponry and unprecedented tactical acumen, created a force unmatched over centuries of history. This remarkable illustrated volume reveals the essence, truth, and wisdom of these unique warriors. Meet the most renowned of them, see their weapons, explore their military strategies, and even follow their daily lives. Above all, this sublime work illuminates the samurai’s unwavering
Bushido
philosophy—the strict code of honor that required absolute loyalty to their master above all else, and ritual suicide in preference to dying a dishonorable death.