Inazo Nitobe's Bushido the Soul of Japan is a classic work on a warrior culture. Nitobe examines the moral and ethical qualities which make a Samurai -- such as rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty and self-control. Other chapters are devoted to the education and training of Samurai, their weapons and Bushido as a philosophy and system of ethics. A short but powerful book, Bushido the Soul of Japan is considered essential reading for military historians and students of strategy.