SAMURAI WARFARE (Paperback)

by Stephen Turnbull (Author)

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Product Description
Samurai Invasion is a lively account of the two sixteenth-century Japanese invasions of Korea, untold before in such detail, and a vital period in the history of samurai culture.

Dr Stephen Turnbull, the world's most acclaimed historian of the samurai, links the overall history of the war with the experience of ordinary soldiers, as related in diaries and anecdotes, and recounts tales of noble combat and heroism, as well as cowardice and desertion, with technical information on the weapons and tactics of the day

About the Author
Dr Stephen Turnbull has made himself the world's expert on the Samurai, using his years of diligent research to publish a whole series of bestselling Samurai histories. He is widely employed as a consultant authority on Japanese history and religion.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Arms and Armour (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1854094327
• ISBN-13: 978-1854094322
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #960,187 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book !, October 17, 1999

By A Customer

Samurai warfare is a great book for one to read whom are interested in the ways of Samurai warfare. Turnbull did not go into so much detail about personalities, (he does that in a earlier book he wrote, The Samurai). My main disappointment in the book was (to me) not as many peices of art work as I'd like to have seen. As for the art work itself it is wonderful. Hats off to the artist. He did so much better then the one in Turnbulls previous book. I like Turnbulls writing style. He writes in a way one can understand and follow easily. The photography is very good and clear work. Highly reccomend.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book overrall, November 12, 1998

By A Customer

I liked this a lot I must say. It taks a lot about the samurai warefare tactics like fire and other tactics used. They have tactics ranging from the early samurai periods to the tokugawa shogunate and the introduction of Guns. This a book That a recommend highly. Get it for fun, school, project, or knowledge, it's worth your money. Look for Samurai Warriors if you want to know about weapons and armor and samurai though. It from the same arthur(Stephen Turnbull)and it's a great book with colorfull illustrations and everthing.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Samurai Warfare" an Ideal Source, October 21, 2001

By	Dempsey J. Taylor (Chandler, OK United States) - See all my reviews

With lavish illustrations and comprehensive text, "Samurai Warfare" by Dr. Stephen Turnbull gives the reader an overveiw of Japans elite soldier caste from the earliest use of the term to the advent of gun powder in Samurai warfare.
For those just delving into this ancient and mystic age in Japans history, Samurai Warfare offers the reader an easy to understand primer in the history of those responsible for enforcing the will of the Emporer and Nobles