Stephen Turnbull: 52 books
The Samurai
A Military History
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
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...
Fighting Ships of the Far East (1)
China and Southeast Asia 202 BC–AD 1419
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Fighting Ships of the Far East (1) adds enormously to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject. Using detailed descriptions, accurate cutaway plates and reliable historical examples, this book covers the history of Chinese ship design and naval warfare from...
Fighting Ships of the Far East (2)
Japan and Korea AD 612–1639
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility. However, this impression can be misleading, as much of what passed for mercantile activity was in fact conducted by Japanese pirate fleets, who pillaged the coasts of...
by Dr Stephen Turnbull
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over centuries of warfare into a complex system of flags worn or carried into battle, together with the striking...
The Art of Renaissance Warfare
From The Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
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...
by Dr Stephen Turnbull
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
The Ottoman Empire and its conflicts provide one of the longest continuous narratives in military history. Its rulers were never overthrown by a foreign power and no usurper succeeded in taking the throne. At its height under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Empire became the most powerful...
Samurai vs Ashigaru
Japan 1543–75
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2019
During the 16th century, Japan underwent a military revolution, characterized by the deployment of large armies, the introduction of firearms and an eventual shift towards fighting on foot. This study encapsulates these great changes through an exploration of the experience on the ground at three...
The Samurai in 100 Objects
The Fascinating World of the Samurai as Seen Through Arms and Armour, Places and Images
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2016
From lowly attendants (samurai literally means ‘those who serve’) to members one of the world’s most powerful military organizations, the samurai underwent a progression of changes to reach a preeminent position in Japanese society and culture. Even their eventual eclipse did not diminish their...
Ninja
Unmasking the Myth
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
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...
Subversion, Conversion, Development
Cross-Cultural Knowledge Exchange and the Politics of Design
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
Explorations of design, use, and reuse of information technology in diverse historical and cultural contexts.
This book explores alternative cultural encounters with and around information technologies. These encounters are alternative because they counter dominant, Western-oriented notions...