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Castles of the Samurai: Power and Beauty By Jennifer Mitchelhill

 | #194738 in Books  |  Kodansha America, Inc  |  2013-03-08  | Original language: English  | PDF # 1  |  7.90 x .70 x 10.30l, 1.35  | File type: PDF  | 112 pages | File size: 68.Mb
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Most Helpful 3 of 3 review helpful A stunning book on the magnificent samurai castles of Japan By A customer What a lovely addition to the scant English literature on Japanese castles Not only is this handsome book very well illustrated with 50 pages of atmospheric colour photos it also contains a well researched overview of the castles why they were built who built them and what remains can be seen today This Castles of the Samurai The Castles of Japan are both technical and aesthetic marvels They are technical marvels in that they are perfectly suited to their roles of defensive fortresses and administrative centers in time of war They are aesthetic marvels in that every curve and line reflects an extraordinary sense of beauty How these castles came about how they were built and what their ultimate fate was all this is depicted in sensitive prose and eye opening photog About the Author David Green is a graduate in applied science with master s degrees in business administration and military history The author of numerous articles on World War II and a keen photographer his interest in Japanese castles began while he was tea

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