Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare
From the School of Certain Victory
$13.90
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2023
Summary
This samurai strategy book is the first widely available English translation of Yamamoto Kansuke’s classic treatise on strategy and tactics.
Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare is Thomas Cleary’s translation of the seminal writings attributed to Yamamoto Kansuke on Japanese martial arts and military service. A mysterious man of humble origins, Yamamoto distinguished himself in the service of the redoubtable Takeda Shingen. Yamamoto was a career soldier and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780804856553 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0804856559 |
| Author: | Thomas Cleary |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 191mm x 127mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Tuttle Specials |
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“One of the foremost contemporary translators of classical Buddhist and Taoist literature,…[Cleary’s] translations shine with clarity and express the insights of these great teachers with beauty and understanding.” –Library Journal
About The Author
Thomas Cleary
Thomas Cleary is one of the best known and most accomplished translators of the wisdom of Asia. He holds a doctorate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. Cleary has translated Code of the Samurai, Soul of the Samurai, Samurai Wisdom and The Art of War, as well as over 70 other titles on martial arts philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism and religion.
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