Bushidan
Miniatures Rules for Small-Unit Warfare in Japan, 1543 to 1615 AD
$45.90
- Paperback
110 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2023
Summary
The later Sengoku period is the era of warfare depicted in classical Japanese movies such as ‘The Seven Samurai’, ‘Ran’, and ‘Kagemusha’ - a colourful period that has a very distinct difference to the arms, equipment, tactics and culture seen in Europe at the time. It is a period that sees the dominance of firearms in warfare, and also the evolution of increasingly complex small unit tactical systems. But there still remained a heroic ethos, where leaders and the bearers of age-old honoured n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804513606 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804513601 |
| Author: | Pauli Kidd |
| Publisher: | Helion & Company |
| Imprint: | Helion & Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 110 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 15g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 249mm |
| Series: | Helion Wargames |
Pauli Kidd
Pauli Kidd is an author, games designer and historian from Perth, Australia. Her fascination with Japanese culture and martial arts began back in the 60’s as she watched the adventures of ‘Shintaro the Samurai’ on TV. Japanese history then became a lifelong passion. Pauli is a 20 year student of the Katori Shinto Ryu, one of the oldest surviving schools of samurai fighting and tactical arts. She is also a student of kendo, jukendo and tankendo. She is also a researcher into Japanese magic, legend and occultism. ‘Samurai-wise’ - She is also a co-designer of the ‘Monogatari’ role playing game by Chaosium. Amongst her 40 or so novels in print is the ‘Spirit Hunters’ series, which follow the adventures of a group of would-be monster hunters in medieval Japan.
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