Samurai grab your swords: the Total War game franchise is heading back to Japan for it’s next strategy sequel.

The Sengoku Period, or Warring States Period, was a time of social upheaval and constant military conflict from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century.

We have a very special collector’s edition of Total War: Shogun 2 to be won.

Japan, the home of the samurai, had been no stranger to war since the time of the rise of the samurai warrior. The samurai warriors were a distinctive social class and their establishment as a ruling elite during the 12th century, when the Battle of Dan no Ura in 1185 concluded a bitter time of [...]

As well as the development of infantry tactics, the Sengoku Period saw the evolution of the Japanese castle.

One of the most important developments in Japanese Samurai warfare during the Sengoku Period was the emergence of large-scale infantry tactics in an exact parallel to the similar trend that was happening in 16th century Europe.

On the face of it, the female samurai warrior is a very elusive creature.