SAMURAI ART 

 

A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAPAN

(Lectures by Andrew Andersen at the University of Victoria )

 

 

 

NOTES FOR THE LECTURES

 

 

 

RELATED VIDEO FILES

 

SESSION 1

 

SESSION 2

 

SESSION 3

 

SESSION 4

 

 

SESSION 5

 

 

 

 

SESSION 6

 

 

 

   What Is The Ancient Japanese Religion Shinto?

  

   The Way of the Samurai

 

   Meiji Japan:

   Reforming a Nation Through Western Development

 

   Battle of Toba-Fushimi (27-31.01.1868)

 

   Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)

 

   The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire 日本帝國的興衰

 

   Japanese Invasion of China 1937-1944

  

   Battle of Midway (4-7.06.1942)

 

   Kamikaze – Japan’s Suicide Pilots

  

   The  Battle of Manchuria

 

   The Soldier Who Continued Fighting WWII 29 Years After It Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

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