I finished watching the Netflix documentary series Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan yesterday and consider myself more informed and entertained them beforehand. It's very well edited, with talking heads footage from a variety of historians, animated maps, and dramatisation of historical events.
It's a fascinating period in Japanese history: over a century of continuous (and often bloody and savage) warfare which led to the creation of the Japanese Empire. That 250 year period of peace within the country was unprecedented and was only ended by its decision to attack the US and become involved in World War II.
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