William de Lange je autorom diel, ktoré sa hlboko ponárajú do tradičnej japonskej kultúry. Jeho práce pokrývajú široké spektrum tém, od histórie a samurajskej kultúry až po umenie, remeslá a jazykové slovníky. De Lange sa vyznačuje schopnosťou prezentovať zložité témy zrozumiteľne a pútavo, čím čitateľom približuje bohatstvo Japonska. Jeho knihy sú cenené pre svoj detailný a zároveň prístupný prístup k téme.
Miyamoto Musashi, the Japanese swordsman of unparalleled skill, is known around the world today. Yet his life still poses many questions that remain elusive. This compact and fully illustrated guide finally answers those questions.
For over a thousand years the sword has played a crucial role in Japanese society. Even today it remains a ubiquitous and venerated object, whether cherished as a work of art, admired as a feat of technology, or wielded in one of the many schools of fencing that have survived Japan's feudal era. This book not only explains the techniques of that era's most prominent school, it also gives the reader a fascinating insight in the history and martial ethics that underpin the modern day practice of Japanese fencing, an art known to the Japanese as Iaido.