Stephen Turnbull is Lecturer on Japanese Religion at Leeds University and also holds the post of Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies at Akita International University in Japan. He has two MAs (in Military History and in Theology) and a PhD for his work on Japanese religion. His seventy published books include “The Samurai: A Military History”, “Samurai: The World of the Warrior” and “The Revenge of the 47 Ronin, Edo 1703”. He acted as Historical Advisor for Universal Pictures for the 2012 movie “47 Ronin”, starring Keanu Reeves.
116 द्वारा ईबुक Stephen Turnbull
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Swordsman
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 …
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A. L. Sadler: Shogun
Uncover the true history behind the critically acclaimed FX/Hulu series ‘SHOGUN’ in this epic biography of the man who unified Medieval Japan. For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders wh …
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Mehdi Rasouli Ghahroudi & Yasuo Hoshino: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
The purpose of the book is to extend and develop the literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational corporation (MNCs) subsidiaries. There are several reasons for studying foreign in …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
First published in 1977, The Samurai has long since become a standard work of reference. It continues to be the most authoritative work on samurai life and warfare published outside Japan. Set agains …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
First published in 1977, The Samurai has long since become a standard work of reference. It continues to be the most authoritative work on samurai life and warfare published outside Japan. Set agains …
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€64.20
Stephen Turnbull: The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan
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 t …
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€59.28
Stephen Turnbull: The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan
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 t …
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€58.46
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai in 100 Objects
A journey through the world and culture of these elite Japanese warriors, filled with facts and photos. From lowly attendants (samurai literally means “those who serve”) to members …
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€6.43
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai in 100 Objects
A journey through the world and culture of these elite Japanese warriors, filled with facts and photos. From lowly attendants (samurai literally means ‘;those who serve’) to members one of the world’ …
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€6.39
Stephen Turnbull: Ninja
This history of the ninja uncovers the truth behind the image—from the exploits of medieval ninjas to their modern incarnation as pop culture icons. The ninja is a legendary figure in Ja …
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€6.45
Stephen Turnbull: Art of Renaissance Warfare
The Art of Renaissance Warfare tells the story of the knight during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries from the great victories of Edward III and the Black Prince to the fall of Richard III on Bos …
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€6.44
Stephen Turnbull: Art of Renaissance Warfare
The Art of Renaissance Warfare tells the story of the knight during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries from the great victories of Edward III and the Black Prince to the fall of Richard III on Bos …
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€6.42
Stephen Turnbull: Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1)
ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. Throughout their stormy history the Teutonic Knights of Germany have always been the most controversial brotherhood ever to call themselves ‘Knights of Christ’.The …
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€15.43
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Women 1184 1877
From when 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 ha …
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€15.24
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 respo …
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€15.43
Stephen Turnbull: Ottoman Empire 1326 1699
The Ottoman Empire and its conflicts provide one of the longest continuous narratives in military history. Its rulers were never overthrown by a foreign power and no usurper succeeded in taking the t …
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€15.46
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Armies 1467 1649
A comprehensive examination of the tactics, leadership and organization of Samurai armies during the Sengoku Jidai.The Sengoku The Jidai, ‘Age of Warring States’, is the age of the samurai the milita …
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€17.41
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 w …
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€10.68
Dr Stephen Turnbull: The Ottoman Empire 1326–1699
The Ottoman Empire and its conflicts provide one of the longest continuous narratives in military history. Its rulers were never overthrown by a foreign power and no usurper succeeded in taking the t …
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€10.60
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
A fascinating and lavishly illustrated guide to the world of the Samurai warrior, delving into the history of their campaigning, their arms and armour, as well as their day-to-day lives and their war …
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€8.99
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai vs Ashigaru
During the 16th century, Japan underwent a military revolution, characterized by the deployment of large armies, the introduction of firearms and an eventual shift towards fighting on foot. This stud …
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€16.37
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 addi …
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€13.25
Stephen Turnbull: Pirate of the Far East
Feared throughout the Far East, Japanese pirates were likened to ‘black demons’ and ‘flood dragons’. For centuries relations between Japan, Korea and China were carried out through a bizarre trinity …
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€15.39
Stephen Turnbull: Tokugawa Ieyasu
Towards the end of the 16th century three outstanding commanders brought Japan’s century of civil wars to an end, but it was Tokugawa Leyasu who was to ensure a lasting peace. In terms of his strateg …
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Stephen Turnbull: Osaka 1615
A highly illustrated account of the siege by the Tokugawa ruling dynasty against the samurai, defenders of the shogunate.In 1614-15 Osaka Castle was Japan’s greatest fortification, measuring approxim …
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€17.49
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Commanders (1)
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 heroic and most honourable of all samurai warriors. This first …
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€15.46
Stephen Turnbull: Fighting Ships of the Far East (2)
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 …
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€13.33
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Heraldry
The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over cen …
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€15.40
Stephen Turnbull: Hatamoto
Each great samurai warlord, or daimyo, had a division of troops known as the Hatamoto, ‘those who stand under the flag’. The Hatamoto included the personal bodyguards, the senior generals, the standa …
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Stephen Turnbull: Fighting Ships of the Far East (1)
Fighting Ships of the Far East (1) adds enormously to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject. Using detailed descriptions, accurate cutaway plates and rel …
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€13.26
Stephen Turnbull: 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 …
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€15.49
Stephen Turnbull: Siege Weapons of the Far East (1)
The prevalence of particular fortress types in medieval China, Mongolia, Japan and Korea demanded the evolution of different modes of siege warfare in each country. The wealthy walled towns of China, …
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€13.38
Stephen Turnbull: Nagashino 1575
A compact, illustrated guide to a key battle that originated firearm warfare in Japan.When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firearm …
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€17.24
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 …
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€15.35
Stephen Turnbull: Great Wall of China 221 BC AD 1644
The most famous example of fortification in the world, the Great Wall of China stretches for more than 6, 000km across inhospitable terrain. Charting its development from its earliest origins in the …
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€15.45
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592 98
?Stephen Turnbull, a renowned expert on the history of Japan, examines the samurai invasion of Korea, the first step in an ambitious Japanese plan to conquer China. Examining the various stages of th …
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Stephen Turnbull: Katana
The Samurai sword of Japan is probably the finest edged weapon ever made. This volume by leading Samurai expert Stephen Turnbull reveals the story of how and why it achieved this distinction. Particu …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
Stephen Turnbull, the world’s leading authority on the samurai, goes beyond the battlefield to paint a picture of the samurai as they really were.This book explores the samurai within the context of …
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€12.86
Stephen Turnbull: Warriors of Medieval Japan
Driven by strict codes of honour and bound by deep allegiances of rank, family or religion, the elite warriors of medieval Japan were bold fighters, loyal comrades and deadly enemies.With rare materi …
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€12.90
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Commanders (2)
This second volume about Japan’s samurai commanders covers the generals of the later years of the Age of the Warring States, a period when only the most able leaders survived. This was a time when th …
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€15.20
Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Castles 1540 1640
The landscape of 16thand 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, …
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Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Castles AD 250 1540
Dr Stephen Turnbull is internationally recognised for his research into and writing on Japanese military history. Here he applies his scholarship to an account of the evolution of Japanese defensive …
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Stephen Turnbull: Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281
An illustrated account of one of the most important campaigns in the history of Japan and the origin of the kami kaze – a key part of Japanese national identity.From his seat in Xanadu, the great Mon …
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€16.46
Stephen Turnbull: Revenge of the 47 Ronin
When Lord Kira brought about the death of Lord Asano, he made Asano’s loyal samurai into ronin masterless warriors. These men secretly plotted their revenge and one snowy winter’s night, launched an …
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Stephen Turnbull: Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2)
ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. 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 …
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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 w …
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€15.35
Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710 1602
From the 10th century onwards the great Japanese monastic foundations of Nara and Mount Hiei maintained large armies of warlike monks. The tempestuous political rivalries that developed between the d …
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€15.37
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, Hi …
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€15.40
Stephen Turnbull: Gempei War 1180 85
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 …
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€17.47
Stephen Turnbull: Siege Weapons of the Far East (2)
From the 11th century AD, East Asian armies made increasing use of exploding missiles and siege cannon to reduce the fortifications of their enemies. Some of these weapons were very similar to those …
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€13.36
Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Castles in Korea 1592 98
The Japanese invasion and occupation of Korea, which lasted from 1592 to 1598, was the only occasion in Japanese history when samurai aggression was turned against a foreign country. During the occup …
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€15.42
Stephen Turnbull: Tannenberg 1410
A slim, yet detailed volume on the downfall of the Teutonic Knights, featuring battlescene maps and illustrations throughout.By 1400 the long running conflict between the Order of Teutonic Knights an …
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€17.27
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Capture a King
A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmin …
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€16.25
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 …
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€15.29
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai and the Sacred
A comprehensive study into the spiritual world of the Samurai, from the cult of revenge and suicide, to Zen and martial arts.The fierce loyalty and self-sacrificing attitude of the Samurai have made …
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€12.69
Stephen Turnbull: Kawanakajima 1553 64
A slim, illustrated volume on a unique period of intense fighting in 16th-century Japan.Kawanakajima is unique in history. In the space of 12 years, between 1553 and 1564, this valley deep in the mou …
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€17.27
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai: The Japanese Warrior’s [Unofficial] Manual
Combines the latest research with contemporary lives, descriptions, and reconstructions to provide a dramatic picture of what it was like to be a samurai. So you think you’d like to be a samurai? It’ …
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€16.99
Stephen Turnbull: Lost Samurai
"An inherently fascinating, impressively well written, exceptionally informative, and meticulously detailed history" of Japanese overseas mercenaries (Midwest Book Review).The Lost Samurai …
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€19.01
Stephen Turnbull: Lost Samurai
"An inherently fascinating, impressively well written, exceptionally informative, and meticulously detailed history" of Japanese overseas mercenaries (Midwest Book Review).The Lost Samurai …
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€19.32
Stephen Turnbull: Samouraïs, dans l”univers des guerriers japonais
« Voici une étude captivante consacrée à l’élite guerrière du Japon féodal, les fameux samouraïs. S. Turnbull mêle adroitement érudition et goût de la narration pour produire un ouvrage précis et pas …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai and the Sacred
A comprehensive study into the spiritual world of the Samurai, from the cult of revenge and suicide, to Zen and martial arts.The fierce loyalty and self-sacrificing attitude of the Samurai have made …
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€12.87
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
A fascinating and lavishly illustrated guide to the world of the Samurai warrior, delving into the history of their campaigning, their arms and armour, as well as their day-to-day lives and their war …
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€8.86
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
Stephen Turnbull, the world’s leading authority on the samurai, goes beyond the battlefield to paint a picture of the samurai as they really were.This book explores the samurai within the context of …
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€12.85
Stephen Turnbull: Warriors of Medieval Japan
Driven by strict codes of honour and bound by deep allegiances of rank, family or religion, the elite warriors of medieval Japan were bold fighters, loyal comrades and deadly enemies.With rare materi …
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€12.81
Stephen Turnbull: Ashigaru 1467 1649
A richly illustrated study of the origins, recruitment, training, and combat of the ashigaru, a vital element of samurai armies. The ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. Although recruited f …
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€15.43
Stephen Turnbull: Ashigaru 1467 1649
A richly illustrated study of the origins, recruitment, training, and combat of the ashigaru, a vital element of samurai armies. The ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. Although recruited f …
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€15.30
Stephen Turnbull: Nagashino 1575
A compact, illustrated guide to a key battle that originated firearm warfare in Japan.When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firearm …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
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€17.36
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 …
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अंग्रेज़ी
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€15.43
Stephen Turnbull: Great Wall of China 221 BC AD 1644
The most famous example of fortification in the world, the Great Wall of China stretches for more than 6, 000km across inhospitable terrain. Charting its development from its earliest origins in the …
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अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€15.34
Stephen Turnbull: Gempei War 1180 85
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 …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
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€17.44
Stephen Turnbull: Mongols
The history of the Mongol armies is a catalogue of superlatives. No armies in history have ever won so many battles or conquered so much territory. No army has ever provoked such justifiable terror a …
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€13.30
Stephen Turnbull: Mongols
The history of the Mongol armies is a catalogue of superlatives. No armies in history have ever won so many battles or conquered so much territory. No army has ever provoked such justifiable terror a …
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€13.35
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 …
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€15.37
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 …
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€15.35
Stephen Turnbull: Hussite Wars 1419 36
An illustrated study of the fighting men of the Hussite Wars in 15th-century Bohemia, a significant transition point in medieval history.In 1415, the judicial murder of the religious reformer Jan Hus …
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€13.34
Stephen Turnbull: Hussite Wars 1419 36
An illustrated study of the fighting men of the Hussite Wars in 15th-century Bohemia, a significant transition point in medieval history.In 1415, the judicial murder of the religious reformer Jan Hus …
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अंग्रेज़ी
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€13.41
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai vs Ashigaru
During the 16th century, Japan underwent a military revolution, characterized by the deployment of large armies, the introduction of firearms and an eventual shift towards fighting on foot. This stud …
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अंग्रेज़ी
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€16.22
Stephen Turnbull: Weapons of the Samurai
This fully illustrated new book describes and analyses the weapons and equipment traditionally associated with the samurai, Japan’s superlative warriors. It examines the range of weapons used by them …
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€14.42
Stephen Turnbull: Weapons of the Samurai
This fully illustrated new book describes and analyses the weapons and equipment traditionally associated with the samurai, Japan’s superlative warriors. It examines the range of weapons used by them …
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अंग्रेज़ी
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€14.40
Stephen Turnbull: Mongol Warrior vs European Knight
Featuring specially commissioned artwork and maps, carefully chosen illustrations and insightful analysis, this book examines the legendary Mongol warriors and their vastly different European opponen …
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€16.39
Stephen Turnbull: Mongol Warrior vs European Knight
Featuring specially commissioned artwork and maps, carefully chosen illustrations and insightful analysis, this book examines the legendary Mongol warriors and their vastly different European opponen …
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€16.38
Stephen Turnbull: War in Japan
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 p …
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€12.24
Stephen Turnbull: War in Japan
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 p …
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अंग्रेज़ी
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€12.22
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 addi …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€13.34
Stephen Turnbull: Pirate of the Far East
Feared throughout the Far East, Japanese pirates were likened to ‘black demons’ and ‘flood dragons’. For centuries relations between Japan, Korea and China were carried out through a bizarre trinity …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€15.43
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 w …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€15.42
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Commanders (1)
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 heroic and most honourable of all samurai warriors. This first …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€15.35
Stephen Turnbull: Fighting Ships of the Far East (2)
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 …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€13.34
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Heraldry
The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over cen …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€15.40
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Commanders (2)
This second volume about Japan’s samurai commanders covers the generals of the later years of the Age of the Warring States, a period when only the most able leaders survived. This was a time when th …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€15.40
Stephen Turnbull: Fighting Ships of the Far East (1)
Fighting Ships of the Far East (1) adds enormously to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject. Using detailed descriptions, accurate cutaway plates and rel …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€13.35
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 …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€15.40
Stephen Turnbull: 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 …
PDF
अंग्रेज़ी
DRM
€15.35
Stephen Turnbull: Siege Weapons of the Far East (1)
The prevalence of particular fortress types in medieval China, Mongolia, Japan and Korea demanded the evolution of different modes of siege warfare in each country. The wealthy walled towns of China, …
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Stephen Turnbull: Siege Weapons of the Far East (2)
From the 11th century AD, East Asian armies made increasing use of exploding missiles and siege cannon to reduce the fortifications of their enemies. Some of these weapons were very similar to those …
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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 respo …
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Stephen Turnbull: Ottoman Empire 1326 1699
The Ottoman Empire and its conflicts provide one of the longest continuous narratives in military history. Its rulers were never overthrown by a foreign power and no usurper succeeded in taking the t …
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Stephen Turnbull: Tannenberg 1410
A slim, yet detailed volume on the downfall of the Teutonic Knights, featuring battlescene maps and illustrations throughout.By 1400 the long running conflict between the Order of Teutonic Knights an …
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Stephen Turnbull: Kawanakajima 1553 64
A slim, illustrated volume on a unique period of intense fighting in 16th-century Japan.Kawanakajima is unique in history. In the space of 12 years, between 1553 and 1564, this valley deep in the mou …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592 98
?Stephen Turnbull, a renowned expert on the history of Japan, examines the samurai invasion of Korea, the first step in an ambitious Japanese plan to conquer China. Examining the various stages of th …
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Stephen Turnbull: Osaka 1615
A highly illustrated account of the siege by the Tokugawa ruling dynasty against the samurai, defenders of the shogunate.In 1614-15 Osaka Castle was Japan’s greatest fortification, measuring approxim …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Armies 1467 1649
A comprehensive examination of the tactics, leadership and organization of Samurai armies during the Sengoku Jidai.The Sengoku The Jidai, ‘Age of Warring States’, is the age of the samurai the milita …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Women 1184 1877
From when 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 ha …
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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, Hi …
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Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Castles 1540 1640
The landscape of 16thand 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, …
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Stephen Turnbull: Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1)
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 relig …
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Stephen Turnbull: Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2)
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 in …
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Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710 1602
From the 10th century onwards the great Japanese monastic foundations of Nara and Mount Hiei maintained large armies of warlike monks. The tempestuous political rivalries that developed between the d …
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Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Castles in Korea 1592 98
The Japanese invasion and occupation of Korea, which lasted from 1592 to 1598, was the only occasion in Japanese history when samurai aggression was turned against a foreign country. During the occup …
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Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Castles AD 250 1540
Dr Stephen Turnbull is internationally recognised for his research into and writing on Japanese military history. Here he applies his scholarship to an account of the evolution of Japanese defensive …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Capture a King
A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmin …
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Stephen Turnbull: Katana
The Samurai sword of Japan is probably the finest edged weapon ever made. This volume by leading Samurai expert Stephen Turnbull reveals the story of how and why it achieved this distinction. Particu …
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Stephen Turnbull: Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281
An illustrated account of one of the most important campaigns in the history of Japan and the origin of the kami kaze – a key part of Japanese national identity.From his seat in Xanadu, the great Mon …
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Stephen Turnbull: Hatamoto
Each great samurai warlord, or daimyo, had a division of troops known as the Hatamoto, ‘those who stand under the flag’. The Hatamoto included the personal bodyguards, the senior generals, the standa …
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Stephen Turnbull: Revenge of the 47 Ronin
When Lord Kira brought about the death of Lord Asano, he made Asano’s loyal samurai into ronin masterless warriors. These men secretly plotted their revenge and one snowy winter’s night, launched an …
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Stephen Turnbull: Tokugawa Ieyasu
Towards the end of the 16th century three outstanding commanders brought Japan’s century of civil wars to an end, but it was Tokugawa Leyasu who was to ensure a lasting peace. In terms of his strateg …
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