{"product_id":"famous-japanese-swordsmen-william-lange-9781891640544","title":"Famous Japanese Swordsmen: Of the Period of Unification","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis third\u003c\/b\u003e and final volume of the \u003ci\u003eFamous Japanese Swordsmen\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy presents more thrilling narrative based on solid sword history. The Period of Unification was one of the great turning points in Japan's medieval era. After more than two centuries of civil strife Japan finally found its way back to peace and order under three successive rulers: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The final drive came in the fall of 1600, when Japan's eastern and western warlords faced each other in the Battle of Sekigahara. It was a decisive battle, in which each and every man who called himself a warrior faced the stark choice between the forces of division and those of unification. Two such men were Ono Jirôemon Tadaaki and Yagyû Tajima no Kami Munenori. Tadaaki, a swordsman from the Kanto, had lost his family and home to become a \u003ci\u003eronin\u003c\/i\u003e, a masterless samurai, forced to lead the life of a wanderer. Munenori hailed from the Home Provinces. His clan had first lost its castle, then its lands, until finally they were thrown upon the mercy of a local temple. Having lost everything, both men staked their lives and futures on the victory of the eastern forces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Lange\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1891640542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781891640544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Floating World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"William Lange","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450038464767,"sku":"9781891640544","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f32b91d1-2ea9-4f27-b74c-9a5b7c88adbc.jpg?v=1777265956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/famous-japanese-swordsmen-william-lange-9781891640544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}