Berry, Mary Elizabeth. The Culture of Civil War in Kyôto Berkely, CA.: University of California Press, 1994

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   Bottemly, I. & A. P. Hopson Arms and Armor of the Samurai Crescent 1991

   Bryant, Anthony Sekigahara 1600 Osprey Military 1995 [An interesting description of the Sekigahara Campaign graced with excellant maps - FWS]

   Cooper, Michael They Came To Japan University of California 1981

   Elison, George Deus Destroyed Harvard 1991 [A fascinating work by one of the top names in the field - FWS]

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   Hall, John Whitney. Government and Local Power in Japan, 500 - 1700 New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1966

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   Hall, John Whitney and Toyoda Takeshi. Japan in the Muromachi Age Berkely: University of California Press, 1977

   Hall, John Whitney, Nagahara Keiji and Kozo Yamamura, eds. Japan Before Tokugawa Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1981 [A highly valuable book - a must-have for the serious student - FWS ]

   Hall, John W. and Marius B. Jansen (ed.) Studies in the Institutional History of Early Modern Japan Princeton 1968

   Hane, Mikiso. Japan, a Historical Survey New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972

   Hane, Mikiso. Modern Japan, a Historical Survey Colorado: Westview Press, 1992

   Latourette, Kenneth Scott. The History of Japan New York: MacMillan Co., 1968

   Leonard, Jonathan Norton. Early Japan New Jersey: Time-Life Books, 1974 of The Great Ages of Man

   Lu, David John. Sources of Japanese History USA: McGraw-Hill Inc., 1974 [A priceless reference for the english-speaking student - FWS ]

   McCullough, Helen C. The Tale of the Heike Stanford 1988

   Mass, Jeffery P. (ed.) Court and Bakufu in Japan Stanford 1995

   Mass, Jeffery P. and William B. Hauser (ed.) The Bakufu in Japanese History Stanford 1985 [Another 'must-have' for the serious student - FWS]

  Mosher, Gouverneur Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide Tuttle 1964

   Nish, Ian. A Short History of Japan New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Inc., 1968

   Parker, Geoffrey. The Millitary Revolution, 2nd Ed. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1996 [An excellent book on military history in general, focusing on European military history in particular, but with references to Oda Nobunaga and Hideyoshi as well - CEW]

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   Reischauer, Edwin O. Japan, The Story of a Nation, 4th Ed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1990

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   Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Warfare Arms and Armour Press, 1996

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   Tyler, Royall (ed.) Japanese No Dramas Penguin 1992

   Varley, H. Paul. The Ônin War New York: Columbia University Press, 1967 [THE source in English for info on the Ônin War - unfortunately it is no longer in print, but is available from a few online booksellers - if you are willing to pay the price - CEW]

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   Yoshikawa, Eiji. Taikô USA: Kodansha International, Ltd., 1992

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   Abebayashi, Ichirô Sengokushi Shinbun Tokyo, Japan: Nihon Bugeisha, Inc., 1996

  Bessatsu Rekishi Tokuhon #3, Nihonshi Jinbutsu Fushigi Jiten Japan: Shin Jinbutsu Ôrai Co., 1999

  Bessatsu Rekishi Tokuhon #85, Sengoku no Kassen Japan: Shin Jinbutsu Ôrai Co., 1998 [An extensive examination of 59 battles of the Sengoku era, with maps and a full-color section of battle scrolls and panels of Sekigahara, Nagashino, and others. - CEW]

  Bessatsu Rekishi Tokuhon #91, Jôezu o Yomu Japan: Shin Jinbutsu Ôrai Co., 1998 [Full color and black & white reproductions of contemporary maps of over 50 famous japanese castles, paired with present day photos of the same locations taken by airplane. - CEW]

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