10-4-05 Warriors of Medieval Japan by Stephen Turnbull - Non-Fiction

4 - This is a fascinating look at Samurai, Ashigaro, Ninja, and warrior monks from 1100-1600. Turnbull studies the people that made up each group, some of the mythologies surrounding them, and their various parts in the tumultuous times of medieval Japan. It is a little wordy at times, but a good read.