Book Review: Japanese Spears - Polearms and Their Use in Old Japan by Patricia Knutsen, Roald Knutsen

[Jo Anseeuw]

Title: Japanese Spears - Polearms and Their Use in Old Japan
Author: Patricia Knutsen, Roald Knutsen
Publisher: Global Oriental, 2004
ISBN: 1-901903-56-7
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and White pictures, line drawings
Other: 131 pages, 25.5 cm by 18.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Nihontō
ID: B0238

One of the very few books dedicated to Japanese polearms, hence a must. Follow up study of “Japanese Polearms” (1965) from Roald Knutsen. Includes also an extensive glossary.