There is no greater fulfillment for a warrior than this.

武士の本望これに如かず。

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The brilliant young commander whose daring raids destroyed the Taira clan and ended Japan's first great civil war

The brilliant young commander whose daring raids destroyed the Taira clan and ended Japan's first great civil war (1159-1189). Minamoto no Yoshitsune's tactical genius at Ichi-no-Tani, Yashima, and Dan-no-ura was matched only by his political naivety — leading to betrayal by his brother and a tragic death that made him Japan's eternal symbol of the beautiful loser.

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The essence of strategy is to strike where the enemy least expects.

He who does not strike first will later regret it.

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