Ieyasu meets the "Tiger of Kai" - Takeda Shingen.

Great movie, watched it about 20 times in my life

Este ya no puedo pedirlo a los Reyes, qué pena. Queda para mi cumpleaños

Incredible discovery! A 73-year-old man, Ernie LaPointe, has been confirmed as the great-grandson of the legendary Sitting Bull.

"The best samurais are Honda Tadakatsu in the east and Tachibana Muneshige in the west!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Brawo dla Ludwiki Jończyk. Współczucie dla kogokolwiek poza Polską, kto będzie próbował wymówić nazwę stanowiska: Mosiężysko.

Prof. Nowakiewicz o Jaćwingach. Znakomity referat.

Crug Hywel celtic hillfort, South Wales. (Music - Scott Buckley; "Wayfarer")

A superb paper by my good friend Marco Cristini. I can say without hesitation, the leading scholar in the field of history of the Ostrogothic Kingdom:

Those who still prefer the term "Byzantine" can rejoice: reinforcements have arrived in the form of a new article by the eminent Byzantinist Paul Magdalino entitled "The Foundation of Constantinople and the Beginnings of Byzantine Studies."

9) The best Sengoku period armies were: Takeda and Uesugi. Contrary to the popular opinion - the Oda army was not one of the best. But Oda Nobunaga was definitely the best strategist of the period.

8) While it is not incorrect to consider the world uncertain, as a warrior one should not think of it as uncertain but as totally certain".

7) If you fight willing to die, you'll survive; if you fight trying to survive, you'll die. If you think you'll never go home again, you will; if you hope to make it back, you won't.

6) Kenshin was quite charismatic and was brilliant in inspiring his troops which such a statements: "Fate is in heaven, armor is on the chest, accomplishment is in the feet; always fight with your opponent in the palm of your hand, and you won't get wounded.

5) However, as Kenshin is rightly considered the best tactician of the Sengoku period, scholars are rather sceptical as he was also a great strategist. He wasn't able to dominate the Kanto region and deal a decisive blow to the Hojo clan.

4) This tactic was so powerful on the battlefield that Takeda Shingen and one of the mightiest Oda clan generals, Akechi Mitsuhide, tried to copy it. The latter tried to use it against Hideysohi in the battle of Yamazaki 1582. More here:

3) Kenshin favored a tactic of concentrating firepower with long-range weapons to confuse enemy troops, then restraining their movements with long-handled spears and sending in warriors specialized in hand-to-hand combat.

2) He invented the famous tactics know as "Kuruma-kakeri no Gyo," (i.e. "chariot tactic") used against Takeda Shingen in the battle of Kawanakajima in 1561.

1) Nagao Kagetora a.k.a Nagao Masatora a.k.a Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578) the greatest tactician among the many warlords of the Sengoku Period. My favourite daimyo of this period.

"Long and connected strokes are a sign of excellent concentration, and the ability to release power when it is needed. There are signs of empathy and the ability to perform theatrically, which must have been a key to gaining the loyalty of his own vassals." Takeda Shingen!