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Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a formidable foe. The work begins with a panoramic survey of the tumultuous early struggles of warlords contending for political ascendancy and then outlines the relentless progression of the military class toward absolute power. In addition to illustrating actual methods of combat, the authors discuss in detail the crucial training necessary to develop a warrior's inner power and to concentrate all his energies into a single force. Secrets of the Samurai is an essential text for anyone with an interest in Japanese combat techniques, weaponry, or military history. This edition also contains a new foreword by Adele Westbrook and numerous previously unpublished illustrations by Oscar Ratti. Chapters include: The BushiThe HeiminThe Centers of Martial InstructionArmed BujutsuUnarmed BujutsuControl and PowerStrategic PrinciplesMorality of Bujutsu

Книга посвящена развитию огнестрельного оружия в эпоху самураев. Для большинства людей самураи ассоциируются только с мечами, а у них было довольно хорошо развито огнестрельное оружие в эпоху клановых войн. Вот об этом оружии и книга.

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Полный вариант заголовка: «Memoires secrets sur la Russie : Tome 1 : et particulierement sur la fin du regne de Catherine II et le commencement de celui du Paul I : formant un tableau des moeurs de St. Petersbourg, a la fin du XVIII siecle».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Memoires secrets sur la Russie. Tome 2 / et particulierement sur la fin du regne de Catherine II et le commencement de celui du Paul I : formant un tableau des moeurs de St. Petersbourg, a la fin du XVIII siecle».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Memoires secrets sur la Russie : Tome 3 : et particulierement sur la fin de regne de Catherine II, et sur celui de Paul I».