The commander of the samurai raises his fan and waves it left, right and then straight ahead. A huge cheer goes up. The samurai charge toward their enemy. Learn all about what makes a great samurai in Fearless Warriors: Samurai. Discover the customs and traditions, the training and the stars of the most respected warriors of Japanese society.

The series examines some of history's most fearless fighters. It looks at their training, weapons and fighting methods, as well as examining some of their most famous battles and fiercest warriors. Each title has sections focusing on aspects of their training, their battles or biographies of individual warriors. A useful timeline and a quiz to test your knowledge are at the back of each book. Ideal for readers aged 9 and up.

This book is part of a book series called Fearless Warriors .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Rupert Matthews, is an experienced writer and editor of children's books, and specializes in works on history.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: The way of the warrior!
• 1: Born out of chaos
• 1: Focus on - Ronin
• 1: Noble weapons
• 1: Focus on - Sieges
• 1: Bushido
• 1: Focus on - Women samurai
• 1: Samurai in battle
• 1: Focus on - Tactics
• 1: Focus on - Supreme samurai
• 1: The last samurai
• 1: What happened when?
• 1: What do you know?
• 1: Further information
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Index and answers