Japan, the home of the samurai, had been no stranger to war since the time of the rise of the samurai warrior.…
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…
On the face of it, the female samurai warrior is a very elusive creature.…
For any military historian, the topic of ninja remains one of the most fascinating mysteries of Japanese samurai warfare. The word ‘ninja’…
During the Sengoku Period, the rule by the samurai class was sometimes severely challenged by the armies mounted by lower-class self-governing communities…
This brief history of the Samurai Wars tells the story of the feudal samurai warrior knights of medieval Japan. Like the chivalry of medieval Europe, the samurai…
The Sengoku Period, or Warring States Period, was a time of social upheaval and constant military conflict from the middle of the…
This month, Keith Robinson finds a fitting memorial to the brave submariners of two world wars. Taking the Portsmouth Harbour waterbus is…
Former infantry officer and military historian Mark Corby begs to differ with the result of the poll published in last month’s Military…