num_pages: 400
description: "In a government, military matters are the essential thing," said Japan's "Heavenly Warrior," the Emperor Temmu, in 684. Heavenly Warriors traces in detail the evolutionary development of weaponry, horsemanship, military organization, and tactics from Japan's early conflicts with Korea up to the full-blown system of the samurai. Enhanced by illustrations and maps, and with a new preface by the author, this book will be indispensable for students of military history and Japanese political history.
language: English
title: Heavenly Warriors: The Evolution of Japan’s Military, 500–1300
titlecomplete: Heavenly Warriors: The Evolution of Japan’s Military, 500–1300 (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
genres: Japanese History, Japan, History
ratings_count: 17
series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
publisher: Harvard University Asia Center