Ashigaru 1467-1649 - Couverture souple

Turnbull, Dr Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841761494 ISBN 13 : 9781841761497

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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 Stephen Turnbull draws on previously untranslated Japanese sources and unpublished illustrations that show the range of ashigaru activity, from sailors to catapult artillery men as well as the disciplined ranks of warriors that they had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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1841761494
• ISBN 13: 9781841761497
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Illustrateur: Gerrard Howard