Japanese Spears A Historical Survey Of Naginata & Yari From Earliest Times To The End Of The Edo

This fully illustrated study of naginata and yari, the only reference of its kind in English, records the many variations of spear design from the ancient period when warrior chieftains settled in Japan from the Asian mainland, down to the fall of the Tokugawa in 1868 that marked the close of the feudal period. In addition, it also offers the reader valuable insight into the historical attitude of the Japanese warrior to warfare and examples of how these often splendid weapons were used in bujutsu-the arts of the battlefield.Knutsen, Roald is the author of 'Japanese Spears A Historical Survey Of Naginata & Yari From Earliest Times To The End Of The Edo', published 2004 under ISBN 9781901903560 and ISBN 1901903567.