
Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (Part 2)
popular historian and author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and Dominion
Selection · Edition 2026-04-13
Part 2 of the series covers the Minamoto clan's rise and the violent set-piece encounters of 12th-century Japan, adding yet another angle on Japanese military culture to a week already stacked with it. Solid storytelling from Holland and Sandbrook, with enough tactical colour to keep it military rather than purely cultural.
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