
Samurai Commanders (2)
1577-1638
Stephen Turnbull(Author)
Osprey Publishing
Published on 3. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-84176-744-4 (ISBN)
Description
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 the prowess of a commander was measured as much by his strategic and organizational abilities as by his individual fighting skills and he was expected to give as great a show of strength in the council chamber as on the battlefield. This book discusses the lives battles and wider roles of talented commanders such as Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi - great men who stood out prominently due to their elaborate suits of armour and helmets, their stunning personal heraldry and their great armies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
55 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
222 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84176-744-4 (9781841767444)
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06/2012
1st Edition
Osprey Publishing
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06/2012
1st Edition
Osprey Publishing
€14.49
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Persons
Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge University, and received a PhD from Leeds University for his research into Japanese religious history. 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. Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment, he became art editor of the much-praised magazine 'Finding Out' during the 1960s. He has earned a reputation as a freelance illustrator ever since and has illustrated more than 45 Osprey titles. Richard is married and lives in Sussex.
Content
Introduction; The role of the samurai commander; Arms and armour; The commander in battle; The environment of the commander; Great commanders