This dissertation deals with the origins and early development of the Matsura-tô, a group of pirate-warriors who controlled the northwestern Kyushu areas in medieval Japan. It focuses on the forms of organization of the Matsura-tô from the late Heian to the late Kamakura periods…
Biggest, baddest book of warriors
by Hanson, Anders, Mann, Elissa
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Go on a journey to uncover historys most dangerous and fascinating soldiers. Discover great leaders, heroic battles, and deadly weapons.
Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In histor…