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Nagashino 1575,
Slaughter at the Barricades by Stephen Turnbull
When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence
in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firearms, one of the quickest to
take advantage of this new technology was the powerful daimyō Oda
Nobunaga. In 1575 the impetuous Takeda Katsuyori lay siege to Nagashino
castle, a possession of an ally of Nobunaga's, Tokugawa Ieyasu. An army
was despatched to relieve the siege by Nobunaga and Ieyasu, two of the
most influential figures in Japanese history, and the two sides faced each
other across the plain of Shidarahara. The Takeda samurai were brave,
loyal and renowned for their cavalry charges, but Nobunaga, counting on
Katsuyori's impetuosity, had 3,000 musketeers waiting behind prepared
defences for their assault. The outcome of this clash of tactics and
technologies was to change the face of Japanese warfare forever.
Book price £12.99. Book serial number Osprey 69
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Sekigahara 1600, The
Final Struggle for Power by Anthony Bryant
The most important and decisive battle in the history of Japan,
Sekigahara was the culmination of the Power struggle triggered by the
death of the great warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
The two rivals for power
were Ishida Mitsunari and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The contest was ultimately
settled by force of arms in a small mountain valley in central Japan. By
the end of the day 40,000 heads had been taken and Ieyasu was master of
Japan.
Within three years the Emperor would grant him the title he sought
- Shōgun.
Book price £12.99. Book serial number Osprey 40
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Samurai Armies
1550-1615 by S R Turnbull and Richard Hook
An unrivalled source of information on the uniforms, insignia and
appearance of the World's fighting men. In this superb informative book
Samurai Armies 1550-1615 packed with photos, coloured military uniforms
and black and white illustrations. A must for all Japanese history and
Samurai enthusiasts.
Book serial number MA 86. Price £8.99.
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