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 samurai army. This book tells the story of the ashigaru for the first time, their origins, recruitment training and use in various wars, such as the Gempei Wars of 1180-1185 and the Onin War of 1467-1477. Stephen Turnbull draws on previously untranslated Japanese sources and unpublished illustrations that show the range of ashigaru activity, from sailors to catapult artillery men as well as the disciplined ranks of warriors that they had become.
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Insights into the real lives of history's fighting men, packed with full colour illustrations, highly detailed cutaways, exploded artwork of weaponry and armour, and action-packed battle scenes.
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Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge University, and received a PhD from Leeds University for his work on Japanese religious history. He has travelled extensively in Europe and the Far East and also runs a well-used picture library. His work has been recognised by the awarding of the Canon Prize of the British Association for Japanese Studies and a Japan Festival Literary Award. He is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds.
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THE ANTECEDENTS OF the ashigaru may be traced to one of the earliest attempts by a Japanese emperor to control and systematise the owning and use of military force. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ehon Toyotomi Gunki, Geijutsu Hiden Zue, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Gempei Wars, Period of Warring States New!
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THE ANTECEDENTS OF the ashigaru may be traced to one of the earliest attempts by a Japanese emperor to control and systematise the owning and use of military force. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ehon Toyotomi Gunki, Geijutsu Hiden Zue, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Gempei Wars, Period of Warring States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Osprey Military Journal Issue 3/2: The International Review of Military History by Marcus Cowper on page 39, and page 40
- Sekigahara 1600: The Final Struggle For Power (Campaign) by Anthony Bryant in Back Matter
- Samurai Heraldry (Elite) by Stephen Turnbull in Back Matter
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