Bushido The Way of the Warrior A New Perspective on Japanese Military Tradition

Published by Bison Books, 1989, hardcover, A4 format, illustrted, 192 pages, index, some nicks to dustjacket otherwise condition; as new.

Bushido is the chivalric code of honor regulating the behavior of the samurai from the feudal era in Japan. This book traces the development of this military philosophy from the medieval samurai to the industrialization of Japan at the turn of the last century and through World War II

The earliest samurai -- The first shoguns -- The Zen connection -- The warrior generals -- The artistic tradition -- Confucian bushido -- The ways -- Fanatical bushido -- Anti-bushido -- The legacy of bushido