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During the 16th century, Japan underwent a military revolution, characterized by the deployment...
Internationally renowned samurai expert Dr Stephen Turnbull delves into a pivotal era of...
Towards the end of the 16th century three outstanding commanders brought Japan's century of...
When Lord Kira brought about the death of Lord Asano, he made Asano's loyal samurai into ronin -...
From when the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor...
The Samurai sword of Japan is probably the finest edged weapon ever made. This volume by leading...
Arguably the greatest military commander in the history of the samurai, Toyotomi Hideyoshi rose...
Each great samurai warlord, or daimyo, had a division of troops known as the Hatamoto, 'those...
From his seat in Xanadu, the great Mongol Emperor of China, Kubla Khan, had long plotted an...
A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of...
It has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house...
The Sengoku The Jidai, 'Age of Warring States', is the age of the samurai the military...
?Stephen Turnbull, a renowned expert on the history of Japan, examines the samurai invasion of...
Dr Stephen Turnbull is internationally recognised for his research into and writing on Japanese...
Feared throughout the Far East, Japanese pirates were likened to 'black demons' and 'flood...
The Japanese invasion and occupation of Korea, which lasted from 1592 to 1598, was the only...
The most famous example of fortification in the world, the Great Wall of China stretches for...
In 1614-15 Osaka Castle was Japan's greatest fortification, measuring approximately 2 miles in...
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