Produced with the full cooperation of the Department of Ninja Studies at Mie University in Japan, where the author is Visiting Professor. This is the only academic institution in the world devoted to the study of ninja.
This is the authoritative reference on samurai life and warfare published outside of Japan.
This unique book tells for the first time the violent story of the siege of Tanaka based on never-before translated war chronicles, maps, and fieldwork.
The first ever account of Japanese overseas mercenaries.
This is the authoritative reference on samurai life and warfare published outside of Japan.
First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day.
First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day.
This is an historical account of the Mongol conquests of 1190-1400, including the rise of Genghis Khan and the unification of the tribes. It examines the... Læs mere