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From the Heian period to the end of the Warring States period, how did Japanese weapons and armor change along with wars and changing ways of fighting?
This book illustrates the changes in Japanese weapons and armor from the Heian period to the end of the Warring States period, not as works of art but as "tools for fighting" with color illustrations.
Contents of this book (from the table of contents)
Chapter 1 The World of Warriors
01 Archers and Horsemen
02 Large Armor
03 Bellyclothes, Domaru, and Stomach Clothes
04 Swords and naginata
05 Horses and harness
06 Boat battles (1)
［Column] Castles from the Late Heian to Kamakura Periods
Chapter 2 The Basara Period
07 People who fought
08 Changes in large armor and armor complete with three items
09 Development of the bow and changes in armor (1)
10 Development of the bow and changes in armor (2)
11 Appearance of the "battering ram
12 Appearance of various long-handled weapons and javelins
13 The Nature of Armor Changes
Chapter 3: Prelude to the Warring States Period
14 Birth of castles
15 Mass production of armor
Chapter 4 The Warring States Period
16 Emergence of Ashigaru
17 Development of Ashigaru
18 The dokyu-yari and nagara-yari
19 The Birth of Bi
20 The Appearance of Guns
21 Castles, Guns and Bi
22 The Battle of Ships (2)
23 The Road to Modern Gusoku
24 Various types of banners
25 Modern Gusoku
26 The End of Armor
［Column] Goshigusoku
［Column] What was worn under armor?