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title: "The Gempei War 1180–85: The Great Samurai Civil War (Campaign, 297)"
brand: "stephen turnbullgiuseppe rava"
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# The Gempei War 1180–85: The Great Samurai Civil War (Campaign, 297)

**Brand:** stephen turnbullgiuseppe rava
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- **What is this?** The Gempei War 1180–85: The Great Samurai Civil War (Campaign, 297) by stephen turnbullgiuseppe rava
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Very good.
  

*by E***C on Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024*

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Beautifully illustrated and written!
  

*by Z***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021*

I absolutely love this book! It's an interesting time in Japanese history that set the stage for hundreds of years of samurai warfare.  My only gripe is the book is rather expensive for it's size and content.  If I'm paying that much money the book should be at least double this size.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The war that ushered in the shogunate.
  

*by S***G on Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2016*

In this Osprey Campaign book, Steven Turnbull gives us a lucid overview of the Gempei War, wherein the Minamoto clan ushers in centuries of shogun rule in medieval Japan.One of the few western experts on the samurai and Japan in this time period, Turnbull is able to give the reader a factual chronicle of this war. It's interesting that this war was begun because the Taira clan controlled the emperor and often forced emperors to step down in favor of one more complaint to their desires. The Minamoto began the war by supporting the emperor but would end up supplanting him and relegating him to an even more figurehead role.The author is able to give the reader a very good exposition of the course of the war, the battles, the major players and the forces involved. One is struck by the military incompetence of the Taira coalition. One is also surprised by the tendency of samurai to panic and run during some of these battles when they have a reputation otherwise. Warrior Buddhist monks was another surprise for me. Strangely enough, the war ends with a sea battle!The only thing I didn't like was the way the author presented Japanese names to us. While it is technically correct to present Japanese names surname first, I found it confusing (as in, Jones Bill or Smith John). Add to this the similarity in the first names involved, such as Minamoto Yorisuke, Minamoto Yorisune, Minamoto Yorisume, and I found it difficult to follow at times. Given that this book is aimed at a Western audience, I didn't see the point to it.All in all, though, a very good work by a noted expert with all the excellent color plates, drawings, period woodcuts and paintings you'd expect from an Osprey title. Four stars.

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