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OverviewIn 1543 three Portuguese merchants entered a turbulent Japan, bringing with them the first firearms the Japanese had ever seen: simple matchlock muskets called arquebuses. They proved a decisive addition to the Japanese armoury, as for centuries the samurai had fought only with bow, sword and spear. In 1575, one of the greatest original thinkers in the history of samurai, Oda Nobunaga, arranged his arquebusiers in ranks three deep behind a palisade and proceeded, quite literally, to blow his opponent’s cavalry to pieces, marking the beginning of a new era in Japanese military history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Turnbull (Author) , Richard HookPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Osprey Publishing Volume: 86 Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.202kg ISBN: 9780850453027ISBN 10: 085045302 Pages: 48 Publication Date: 22 March 1979 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsThe Golden Age · Samurai Armies · Samurai Battles · Sieges · Dress and Equipment: Samurai · Dress and Equipment: Ashigaru · The PlatesReviewsAuthor InformationStephen Turnbull is the world's leading English language authority on medieval Japan and the samurai. He has travelled extensively in the far east, particularly in Japan and Korea and is the author of The Samurai - A Military History. Richard Hook is one of the world's greatest military illustrators and has contributed to more than 30 Osprey titles. He is also an authority on the native peoples of North America, a subject for which he has had a life-long passion. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |