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      This book is dedicated with grateful thanks to Ian Bottomley, the Curator of Japanese Arms and Armour at the Royal Armouries Museum, who has taught me so much about the samurai swordsman and his legendary weapon.

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      Copyright © 2008 by Stephen Turnbull

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Turnbull, Stephen R.

       The Samurai swordsman / master of war Stephen Turnbull.

       p. cm.

       ISBN: 978-1-4629-0834-9 (ebook)

      1. Samurai. I. Title.

       DS827.S3T89 2008

       952'.02--dc22 2007021014

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      Front endpapers: A painted screen depicting the 1570 Battle of the Anegawa. (Fukui Prefectural Museum)

      A street scene in an Edo-era Japanese town.

      The Forty-Seven Ronin return from their mission.

      Contents

Preface	8
Chapter 1: Swords and Heroes	10
The Sword and the Kami 10
The Rise of the Samurai 13
Samurai Arms and Armor 16
The Way of Horse and Bow 17
The Samurai Battle 22
The Sword in Combat 25
Hand-to-Hand Fighting 30
Chapter 2: Swords in Service	32
The Dwarf Robbers 32
The First Mongol Invasion 36
The Second Mongol Invasion 40
The Pirates Return 42
Swords in Action 45
Chapter 3: Sword and Spear	48
The Age of Warring States 48
Changes in Warfare 51
The Mounted Spearman 52
The Sword in Battle 57
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna—the Master Swordsman 58
The Wolf and the Deer 63
The Brave Makara Family 63
The Seven Spears 65
The Sword in Korea 68
The Unwelcome Combat 70
Chapter 4: Sword and Samurai	72
The Samurai Sword 72
The Warrior Pilgrimage 75
Tsukahara Bokuden 76
The Wanderings of Kamiizumi Nobutsuna 79
Death of a Swordsman 80
Miyamoto Musashi 81
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