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Mongol Warrior vs European Knight
Eastern Europe 1237-42 (Paperback)
by Stephen Turnbull
Paperback, Published 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-4913-7, ISBN: 1-4728-4913-2






Weapons of the Samurai
(Paperback)
by Stephen Turnbull
Paperback, Published 2021 by Osprey Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-4404-0, ISBN: 1-4728-4404-1






Tanaka 1587
Japan's Greatest Unknown Samurai Battle (Retinue to Regiment)
by Stephen Turnbull, J. Turnbull
Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2019 by Helion And Company
ISBN-13: 978-1-912866-49-6, ISBN: 1-912866-49-8

"In 1587 the 1,000-strong garrison of tiny Tanaka Castle in Higo Province (modern Kumamoto Prefecture) on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, held out for 100 days against an army ten times their size sent by the great general Toyotomi Hideyoshi. When the castle fell it was burned to the ground, and for four centuries the epic struggle lived on only through a handful of letters, two little-known war chronicles and in the folk memories of ..."






The Art of Renaissance Warfare
From The Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War
by Stephen Turnbull
272 Pages, Published 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1-5267-1378-0, ISBN: 1-5267-1378-0

"1 Quoted in Andrew C. Hess, 'The Road to Victory: The Significance of Mohacs for Ottoman Expansion' in Janos M. Bak and Bela K. Kiraly (eds.), From Hunyadi to Rakoczi: War and Society in Late Medieval and Early Modern Hungary, New ..."






Ninja
Unmasking the Myth
by Stephen Turnbull
Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2018 by Frontline Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-4738-5042-2, ISBN: 1-4738-5042-8

"The ninja is a well-known phenomenon in Japanese military culture, a fighter who is widely regarded as the world's greatest exponent of secret warfare. He infiltrates castles, gathers vital intelligence and wields a deadly knife in the dark. His easily recognizable image is that of a secret agent or assassin who dresses all in black, possesses almost magical martial powers, and is capable of extraordinary feats of daring. He sells his s ..."






The Art of Renaissance Warfare(Reprint)
From The Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War
by Stephen Turnbull
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2018 by Frontline Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-5267-1375-9, ISBN: 1-5267-1375-6

"_The Art of Renaissance Warfare_ tells the story of the knight during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries from the great victories of Edward III and the Black Prince to the fall of Richard III on Bosworth Field. During this period, new technology on the battlefield posed deadly challenges for the mounted warrior; but they also stimulated change, and the knight moved with the times. Having survived the longbow devastation at Cr cy, Po ..."






The Art of Renaissance Warfare
From The Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War
by Stephen Turnbull
272 Pages, Published 2018 by Casemate Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-5267-1377-3, ISBN: 1-5267-1377-2

"Both of these objectives may be stated in defensive terms, but there can also be a considerable aggressive aspect to fortress building. Fortresses allow a leader to extend his conquests by providing a secure base and a jumping-off point for the ..."






Pirate(1st Edition)
The Buccaneer's (Unofficial) Manual
by Stephen Turnbull
Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2018 by Thames & Hudson
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-25223-9, ISBN: 0-500-25223-8

"A lively yet historically accurate guide: how to dress like a pirate, what to expect of life on the high seas, and how to capture treasurePirate: The Buccaneer’s (Unofficial) Manual is a witty, informative, and highly entertaining guide to how to be a pirate, combining historical accuracy with an irreverent but revealing look at the eighteenth-century world of piracy and buccaneering. Included are chapters on the history of piracy, stre ..."






Ninja
Unmasking the Myth
by Stephen Turnbull
240 Pages, Published 2017 by Casemate Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-4738-5043-9, ISBN: 1-4738-5043-6

"... Martin H. (2011). Concise English Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary ... Schuessler, Axel (2007). ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (Honolulu, Hawaii University Press, 2007), p. 441. ... Gendaijin no Ninjutsu translated with notes and additional material by Eric Shahan (Amazon, 2014). Shirato, Sanpei ( 2009)."






The Samurai Swordsman(Reprint)
Master of War (Paperback Or Softback)
by Stephen Turnbull
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2017 by Tuttle Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-4983-8, ISBN: 0-8048-4983-8

"Filled with dozens of woodblock prints and photographs, this Samurai history is an authoritative text on Japan's most fearsome warriors. Through fascinating stories and full-color historical images that show the samurai in mesmerizing detail, military historian Stephen Turnbull provides an invaluable guide to an enduring legacy. The earliest samurai warriors were actually aristocratic mounted archers, not swordsmen. Only as the archer g ..."






The Samurai in 100 Objects
The Fascinating World of the Samurai as Seen Through Arms and Armour, Places and Images
by Stephen Turnbull
216 Pages, Published 2016 by Casemate Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-4738-5039-2, ISBN: 1-4738-5039-8

"The Fascinating World of the Samurai as Seen Through Arms and Armour, Places and Images Stephen Turnbull ... but when foreign ships began to be seen in Japanese waters the book was officially reprinted and grew steadily in importance."






The Samurai(1st Edition)
A Military History
by Stephen Turnbull
Hardcover, 316 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-13999-2, ISBN: 1-138-13999-8

"First published in 1977, The Samurai has long since become a standard work of reference. It continues to be the most authoritative work on samurai life and warfare published outside Japan. Set against the background of Japan's social and political history, the book records the rise and rise of Japan's extraordinary warrior class from earliest times to the culmination of their culture, prowess and skills as manifested in the last great ..."






The Gempei War 1180–85(1st Edition)
The Great Samurai Civil War (Campaign)
by Stephen Turnbull, Giuseppe Rava
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2016 by Osprey Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-1384-8, ISBN: 1-4728-1384-7

"Internationally renowned samurai expert Dr Stephen Turnbull delves into a pivotal era of Japanese history in this highly illustrated account of The Gempei War a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai.Never before had there been a large-scale clash between two rival samurai families, the Taira and the Minamoto, and never again would the result of a war in Japan be quite so dramatic. Fought to gain control over the emp ..."






Campaign
The Gempei War 1180-85 : The Great Samurai Civil War
by Stephen Turnbull
96 Pages, Published 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-1385-5, ISBN: 1-4728-1385-5

"This electronic edition published in 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Osprey Publishing, PO Box 883, Oxford, OX1 9PL, UK PO Box 3985, New York, NY 10185-3985, USA E-mail: ... orthography as 'Genji' and 'Heike'respectively and the first characters are combined, it produces the compound 'Gempei', although modern written Japanese tends to use a form of romanisation that leads to the compoun ..."






The Samurai
by Stephen Turnbull
192 Pages, Published 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-1374-9, ISBN: 1-4728-1374-X

"The ceremony would take place in a tea room, which was often located in a teahouse set within a tea garden. The decor of a teahouse was traditionally very simple and rustic, although Hideyoshi, whose flamboyance in artistic matters was  ..."






The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan
A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present Day
by Stephen Turnbull
Paperback, 316 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-97396-1, ISBN: 1-138-97396-3

"First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians - the Kakure Kirishitan, who chose to remain separate from the Catholic Church when religious toleration was granted in 1873 - and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day."






The Samurai and the Sacred
The Path of the Warrior
by Stephen Turnbull
Published 2014
ISBN-13: 978-1-299-59406-7, ISBN: 1-299-59406-9






Guide To...
Genghis Khan and the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400
by Stephen Turnbull
96 Pages, Published 2014 by Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-1021-2, ISBN: 1-4728-1021-X

"Journal of Mongolian Studies 1996. Turnbull, Stephen, MenatArms 105: The Mongols (Oxford, Osprey Publishing, 1980). Turnbull, Stephen, Warrior 84: Mongol Warrior (Oxford, Osprey Publishing, 2003). First published in Great Britain in 2003 ..."






Samurai Heraldry
by Stephen Turnbull
Published 2014
ISBN-13: 978-1-299-59613-9, ISBN: 1-299-59613-4






Guide To...
War in Japan 1467-1615
by Stephen Turnbull
96 Pages, Published 2014 by Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-1012-0, ISBN: 1-4728-1012-0

"Stephen Turnbull. Introduction. In Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, there is a temple of gold and a temple of silver. Both have tragic tales to tell. They are separated from each other in time by a century, in space by the entire breadth of the city, ..."



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