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.
Stephen Turnbull
Introduction · The role of the samurai commander · Arms and armour · The commander in battle · The environment of the commander · Great commanders · Index
Show moreThis 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.
Stephen Turnbull
Introduction · The role of the samurai commander · Arms and armour · The commander in battle · The environment of the commander · Great commanders · Index
Show moreIntroduction
The role of the samurai commander
Arms and armour
The commander in battle
The environment of the commander
Great commanders
Index
Stephen Turnbull is widely recognised as the world’s
leading English language authority on the samurai of Japan. He took
his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and
Military History) and a PhD from Leeds University. He is now
retired and pursues an active literary career, having now published
85 books. His expertise has helped with numerous projects including
films, television and the award-winning strategy game Shogun Total
War.
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 worked as a freelance illustrator ever
since, earning an international reputation particularly for his
deep knowledge of Native American material culture; and has
illustrated more than 50 Osprey titles.
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