Samurai Rising : The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune (Paperback)

from Pascale1812

An interesting history, accessible to readers both young and old.

from ewyatt

An amazing survival and war story about a samurai who is the stuff of legends. I didn't know any of this history before reading the book. It was slow at times, but the thick book ends about half way through. The research notes are thorough and impressive. I don't know how well this will play with...

from MaowangVater

Yoshitsune Minamoto's life was the stuff of legends, the ideal to which all later samurai would measure themselves. His "inheritance arrived early. They boy could not yet walk when his father left him a lost war, a shattered family, and a bitter enemy." Sent by his father's beheader to a Buddhist...

from imtanner2

A very interesting account of how samurais were trained as well as their personal history.

from AnnaWaffles

This book was AWESOME. I'm normally a bit leery of middle grade biographies, but this was spot on for both content and tone. I just wish this book had existed during my college Japanese history class.