Helen Craig McCullough (1918–1998)

The civil wars of the 1330's are portrayed in this heroic account . It is not often quotably factual, but a is good Saga-like work of literature, thoroughly imbued with the spirit of Bushido. The translation is accurate, as I understand the text is not in the best literary japanese. While the characterization of the lesser figures sometimes breaks down, it is quite readable, and is more reliable than Geoffrey of Monmouth's arthuriana.

Valuable collection of material, some of it hard to find elsewhere in English

The classic version of the legends surrounding Minamoto
Yoshitsune, the most notable hero of the Gempei War in the 1180s. This version is later and somewhat fictionalized but still interesting.