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With this volume we will encounter Père Dominic, a Western pilgrim whose epic journey through the world of the 1600s encompasses adventures in countries as far flung as Ireland, India, China and, ultimately, the Islands Empire facing the sunrise. Père Dominic will find himself tested many times as he journeys eastward, particularly after his arrival in the Islands Empire. Greeted courteously at first, he will eventually become a hunted outcast as the Divine Winds turn against all foreigners. On the verge of being captured, he is spirited away to the Summit, a mountain refuge where...

Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan--explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a formidable foe.

Beginning with a panoramic survey of the tumultuous early struggles of warlords contending for political ascendancy, the samurai history outlines the relentless progression of the military class toward absolute power. In addition to illustrating actual methods of combat, the authors discuss in detail the crucial training necessary to develop a warrior's inner...