_THE SHOGUN'S SCROLL_ OFFERS A LOOK AT THE SAMURAI STRATEGIES AND ETHICS OF MEDIEVAL JAPAN DISTILLED INTO LANGUAGE MODERN READERS CAN RELATE TO AND FOLLOW. In the tradition of _The Art of War_ and _The Book of Five Rings_, this book offers timeless advice on success in war and life. Written in the voice of Hidetomo Nakadai, a late twelfth-century scholar and servant in the court of Minamoto Yoritomo—the first shogun of Japan and one of the world's most ruthless generals—this treatise can be used as a guide for personal growth and motivation. The author draws on a lifetime of personal experiences with the philosophy of Japanese martial arts as well as countless historical sources to produce this profound work of docu-fiction. It is essential reading for those interested in martial arts, samurai, military history or Japanese history.