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Ashigaru 1467-1649 by Stephen Turnbull (2001, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101841761494

ISBN-139781841761497

eBay Product ID (ePID)1892991

Product Key Features

Book TitleAshigaru 1467-1649

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

TopicMilitary Science, Asia / Japan, Military / Medieval, Military

IllustratorYes, Gerrard, Howard

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorStephen Turnbull

Book SeriesWarrior Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight6.9 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Series Volume Number29

Dewey Decimal355.00952

Table Of ContentThe ashigaru: a historical survey Ashigaru recruitment Organisation and command Campaign life of the ashigaru The ashigaru's experience of battle Museum collections Bibliography and further reading Chronology of the ashigaru The plates Glossary Index

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 Stephen Turnbull draws on previously untranslated Japanese sources and unpublished illustrations that show the range of ashigaru activity, from sailors to catapult artillery men as well as the disciplined ranks of warriors that they had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