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  • Ashigaru 1467-1649 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Ashigaru 1467-1649

    The ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. Although recruited first to swell an army's numbers and paid only by loot, the samurai began to realise their worth, particularly with arquebuses and spears, until well-trained ashigaru made up a vital part of any...
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  • Chinese Walled Cities 221 Bc- Ad 1644 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Chinese Walled Cities 221 Bc- Ad 1644

    It has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. Even the smallest village invariably had some form of defensive wall, while the Great Wall of China was an attempt to build...
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  • Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2): The Stone Castles of Latvia and Estonia 1185-1560 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2): The Stone Castles of Latvia and Estonia 1185-1560

    The original forced conversion of pagan Livonia, what is now the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, was carried out by a military order known as the Brethren of the Sword. In 1236 this order was incorporated into the Teutonic Knights following a catastrophic...
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  • Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights: The Red-Brick Castles of Prussia 1230-1466 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights: The Red-Brick Castles of Prussia 1230-1466

    Throughout their stormy history the Teutonic Knights of Germany have always been the most controversial brotherhood ever to call themselves 'Knights of Christ'.They were the most warlike of the religious orders, and this is reflected in the architecture they left behind. In contrast to...
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  • Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea Ad 612-1639 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea Ad 612-1639

    Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility. However, this impression can be misleading, as much of what passed for mercantile activity was in fact conducted by Japanese pirate fleets, who pillaged the...
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  • Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400

    The history of the Mongol conquests is a catalogue of superlatives. No army in the world has ever conquered so much territory, and few armies have provoked such terror as the Mongol hordes. So vast was the extent of the Mongol Empire that the...
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  • Hatamoto: Samurai Horse and Foot Guards 1540-1724 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Hatamoto: Samurai Horse and Foot Guards 1540-1724

    Osprey's elite series title for Japan's samurai horse and foot guards, from 1540 to 1724. Each great samurai warlord, or daimyo, had a 'household division' of troops, known as the Hatamoto - 'those who stand under the flag'. The Hatamoto included the personal bodyguards,...
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  • Hojo: Samurai Warlords 1487-1590 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Hojo: Samurai Warlords 1487-1590

    A completely new and original take on 16th century samurai history and Japan's military revolution.During the sixteenth century Japan's medieval period was left behind as the samurai experienced a military revolution that involved the introduction of rearms and the mobilization of large armies who...
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  • Japanese Castles 1540-1640 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Japanese Castles 1540-1640

    The landscape of 16th- and 17th-century Japan was dominated by the graceful and imposing castles constructed by the powerful 'daimyo' of the period. In this the most turbulent era in Japanese history, these militarily sophisticated structures provided strongholds for the consolidation and control of...
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  • Japanese Castles Ad 250-1540 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Japanese Castles Ad 250-1540

    Renowned expert Stephen Turnbull examines the castles built in Japan, from the first primitive fortifications in the Yayoi Period (300 BC-AD 250) through to the first proper castles which began to be developed with the rise to power of the Yamato Court, the first...
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  • Japanese Warrior Monks Ad 949-1603 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Japanese Warrior Monks Ad 949-1603

    From the 10th to the mid-17th century, religious organisations played an important part in the social, political and military life in Japan. Known as sohei ('monk warriors') or yamabushi ('mountain warriors'), the warrior monks were anything but peaceful and meditative, and were a formidable...
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  • Katana: The Samurai Sword by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Katana: The Samurai Sword

    The Samurai sword of Japan is probably the finest edged weapon ever made. This volume, written by leading Samurai expert Stephen Turnbull, reveals the story of how and why it achieved this distinction, from the sword's unique metallurgy to its use in combat, where...
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  • Mongol Warrior 1200-1350 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Mongol Warrior 1200-1350

    The Mongol warriors are one of the great success stories of world military history. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan and his successors the Mongols conquered much of the known world, fighting in territory ranging from the frozen steppes, the wilderness of Palestine, the...
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  • Mongol Warrior Vs European Knight: Eastern Europe 1237-42 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Mongol Warrior Vs European Knight: Eastern Europe 1237-42

    Featuring specially commissioned artwork and maps, carefully chosen illustrations and insightful analysis, this book examines the legendary Mongol warriors and their vastly different European opponents. Having conquered much of Central Asia by 1237, the Mongols advanced into the northern Caucasus. The fall of several...
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  • Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the Barricades by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the Barricades

    Osprey's examination of the campaign at Nagashino in 1575. When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firearms, one of the quickest to take advantage of this new technology was the powerful daimyo Oda Nobunaga....
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  • Ninja Ad 1460-1650 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Ninja Ad 1460-1650

    The Ninja were the secret agents and assassins of feudal Japan and they remain a subject of enduring fascination. They first emerged during the power struggles of 9th and 10th century Japan, in response to the increasing demand for spies, informants and even assassins,...
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  • Ninja: The (Unofficial) Secret Manual by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Ninja: The (Unofficial) Secret Manual

    Ninjas--Japan's famous black-clad spies, saboteurs, and undercover fighters, equipped with superb martial arts skills and an uncanny aptitude for sneakiness--are the stuff of myth and legend. In the present day, movies, comic books, theme parks, and computer games have all been dedicated to the...
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  • Ninja: Unmasking the Myth by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Ninja: Unmasking the Myth

    Produced with the full cooperation of the Department of Ninja Studies at Mie University in Japan, where the author is Visiting Professor. This is the only academic institution in the world devoted to the study of ninja.The ninja is a well-known phenomenon in Japanese...
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  • Ninja: Unmasking the Myth by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Ninja: Unmasking the Myth

    The ninja is a well-known phenomenon in Japanese military culture, a fighter who is widely regarded as the world's greatest exponent of secret warfare.Author: Stephen TurnbullISBN-10: 1526796481ISBN-13: 9781526796486Publisher: Frontline BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/28/2020Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbs
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  • Osaka 1615: The Last Battle of the Samurai by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Osaka 1615: The Last Battle of the Samurai

    Osprey's exploration of the complex background of the Siege of Osaka (1614-1615), as well as of the battle experiences of the opposing forces, in a compelling exploration of the conflict that led to the eventual triumph of one dynasty over another. In 1614, Osaka...
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  • Pirate: The Buccaneer's (Unofficial) Manual by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Pirate: The Buccaneer's (Unofficial) Manual

    Pirate: The Buccaneer's (Unofficial) Manual is a witty, informative, and highly entertaining guide to how to be a pirate, combining historical accuracy with an irreverent but revealing look at the eighteenth-century world of piracy and buccaneering. Included are chapters on the history of piracy,...
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  • Samurai Armies 1467-1649 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Samurai Armies 1467-1649

    The Sengoku Jidai or Age of Warring States is the time of the samurai - Japan's military aristocracy. A period of endemic warfare where the absence of unifying central control led to constant struggles between the daimyo (or Great Names) who sought to protect...
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  • Samurai Armies 1550-1615 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Samurai Armies 1550-1615

    In 1543 three Portuguese merchants entered a turbulent Japan, bringing with them the first firearms the Japanese had ever seen: simple matchlock muskets called arquebuses. They proved a decisive addition to the Japanese armoury, as for centuries the samurai had fought only with bow,...
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  • Samurai Commanders (1): 940-1576 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Samurai Commanders (1): 940-1576

    Osprey's examination of Samurai commanders during the Gempei Wars (1180-1185), the Onin War (1467-1477), and the early Sengoku period. The samurai were the military elite of medieval and early modern Japan, and the men who led them were hailed as the very greatest, most...
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  • Samurai Commanders (2): 1577-1638 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Samurai Commanders (2): 1577-1638

    This second volume about Japan's samurai commanders covers the generals of the later years of the Age of the Warring States (Sengoku period), a period when only the most able leaders survived. This was a time when the prowess of a commander was measured...
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  • Samurai Women 1184-1877 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Samurai Women 1184-1877

    Ever since the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan's rich history. Using material that has never been translated into English before, this book presents the story of...
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  • Tanaka 1587: Japan's Greatest Unknown Samurai Battle by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Tanaka 1587: Japan's Greatest Unknown Samurai Battle

    In 1587 the 1,000-strong garrison of tiny Tanaka Castle in Higo Province (modern Kumamoto Prefecture) on Japan's southern island of Kyushu, held out for 100 days against an army ten times their size sent by the great general Toyotomi Hideyoshi. When the castle fell...
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  • Tannenberg 1410: Disaster for the Teutonic Knights by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Tannenberg 1410: Disaster for the Teutonic Knights

    By 1400 the long running conflict between the Order of Teutonic Knights and Poland and Lithuania was coming to a head, partly as a result of the Order's meddling in the internal politics of its neighbours. In June 1410 King Wladislaw Jagiello of Poland...
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  • The Ōnin War 1467-77: A Turning Point in Samurai History by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Ōnin War 1467-77: A Turning Point in Samurai History

    The story of the terrible Ōnin War has now been told. In this groundbreaking book the author has drawn on previously untranslated primary sources to set the famous yet misunderstood conflict in its true context. Its history begins with the glory days of Ashikaga...
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  • The Gempei War 1180-85: The Great Samurai Civil War by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Gempei War 1180-85: The Great Samurai Civil War

    Internationally renowned samurai expert Dr. Stephen Turnbull delves into a pivotal era of Japanese history in this highly illustrated account of the Gempei War, a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. Never before had there been a large-scale clash...
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  • The Great Wall of China 221 BC-AD 1644 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Great Wall of China 221 BC-AD 1644

    The Great Wall of China is the most extensive and famous example of fortification in the world. Charting its development from construction in the 7th century BC through to the present day, this account reveals the true history of the wall, and explores the...
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  • The Hussite Wars 1419-36 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Hussite Wars 1419-36

    In 1415, the judicial murder of the religious reformer Jan Hus sparked a major uprising in Bohemia. His death led within a few years to the 'Hussite' revolution against the monarchy, the German aristocracy and the Church establishment. For two decades the largely peasant...
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  • The Ikkō-ikki Art of War: as illustrated in the military chronicles by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Ikkō-ikki Art of War: as illustrated in the military chronicles

    The Ikkō-ikki or "Single-minded League", were the followers of Jōdo-Shinshū, the "True Pure Land Sect" of Japanese Buddhism. Sustained by their passionate belief in the salvation guaranteed by Amida Buddha, the Ikkō-ikki monto (adherents) welcomed fighting because their faith promised that paradise was the...
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  • The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan: A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present Day by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan: A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present Day

    First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians - the Kakure Kirishitan, who chose to remain separate from the Catholic Church when religious toleration was granted in 1873 - and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to...
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  • The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281

    The two attempts by Khubilai Khan, the Mongol Emperor of China, to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281 represent unique events in the history of both countries. It pitted the samurai of Japan against the fierce warriors of the steppes who had conquered half...
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  • The Revenge of the 47 Ronin: EDO 1703 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Revenge of the 47 Ronin: EDO 1703

    From 1600 till 1866 civil strife in public was virtually unknown in Japan; however, personal loyalty and self-sacrifice could at times rise above the samurai hierarchy to redefine Japanese culture. In 1703 former samurai avenged their lord in the most legendary raid in Japanese...
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  • The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609

    A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Rykkyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers. The defeat of the...
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  • The Samurai in 100 Objects: The Fascinating World of the Samurai as Seen Through Arms and Armour, Places and Images by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Samurai in 100 Objects: The Fascinating World of the Samurai as Seen Through Arms and Armour, Places and Images

    From lowly attendants (samurai literally means 'those who serve') to members of one of the world's most powerful military organizations, the samurai underwent a progression of changes to reach a preeminent position in Japanese society and culture. Even their eventual eclipse did not diminish...
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  • The Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592-98 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592-98

    The invasions of Korea launched by the dictator Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1592-1593 and 1597-1598) are unique in Japanese history for being the only time that the samurai assaulted a foreign country. Hideyoshi planned to invade and conquer China, ruled at the time by the Ming...
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  • The Samurai Swordsman: Master of War by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Samurai Swordsman: Master of War

    This Samurai history, filled with dozens of woodblock prints and photographs, is an authoritative text on Japan's most fearsome warriors. Through fascinating stories and full-color historical images that show the samurai in mesmerizing detail, military historian Stephen Turnbull provides an invaluable guide to an...
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  • The Walls of Constantinople Ad 324-1453 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    The Walls of Constantinople Ad 324-1453

    The walls of Constantinople are the greatest surviving example of European medieval military architecture in the world. They withstood numerous sieges until being finally overcome by the artillery of Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453, and exist today as a time capsule of Byzantine and...
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  • Tokugawa Ieyasu by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Tokugawa Ieyasu

    Towards the end of the 16th century three outstanding commanders brought Japan's century of civil wars to an end, and even though reunification was first achieved under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, it was his successor Tokugawa Ieyasu who was to ensure a lasting peace. In terms...
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  • Toyotomi Hideyoshi by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    Toyotomi Hideyoshi

    Arguably the greatest military commander in the history of the samurai, Toyotomi Hideyoshi rose from the ranks of the peasantry to rule over all Japan. A student of the great unifier Oda Nobunaga, Hideyoshi would later avenge the murder of his master at the...
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  • War in Japan 1467-1615 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    War in Japan 1467-1615

    In 1467 the Onin War ushered in a period of unrivalled conflict and rivalry in Japan that came to be called the Age of Warring States or Sengoku Jidai. In this book Stephen Turnbull offers a masterly exposition of the Sengoku Jidai, detailing the...
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  • War in Japan: 1467-1615 by Turnbull, Stephen
    Stephen Turnbull

    War in Japan: 1467-1615

    Fully illustrated with colour maps and 50 images, this is an accessible introduction to the most violent, turbulent, cruel and exciting chapter in Japanese history. In 1467 the Onin War ushered in a period of unparalleled conflict and rivalry in Japan that came to...
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