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OverviewA richly illustrated study of the origins, recruitment, training, and combat of the ashigaru, a vital element of samurai armies. The 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. Drawing on previously untranslated Japanese sources, Stephen Turnbull examines the origins, recruitment, training and use in war of the ashigaru. He surveys the range of ashigaru activity, including their roles as sailors and catapult artillery men as well as the disciplined ranks of warriors that they had become. Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned artwork and previously unpublished illustrations, this book tells the story of the ashigaru for the first time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Stephen Turnbull , Howard GerrardPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Osprey Publishing Volume: No. 29 Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.252kg ISBN: 9781841761497ISBN 10: 1841761494 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 25 March 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Language: English Table of ContentsTHE ASHIGARU: A HISTORICAL SURVEY The rise of ashigaru · Ashigaru earn armour · Nobunaga shows the way forward · Toyotomi Hideyoshi ASHIGARU RECRUITMENT The call to arms · Permanent units · Rapid response units ORGANISATION AND COMMAND Weapon specialisation · Spearmen · Serving a samurai · Signals and flag bearers CAMPAIGN LIFE OF THE ASHIGARU Horses · Looting · Civilian casualties · Field remedies THE ASHIGARU’S EXPERIENCE OF BATTLE Arquebus troops · Hand to hand fighting · Archery squads · Spearmen · Spear carriers and standard bearers MUSEUM COLLECTIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING CHRONOLOGY OF THE ASHIGARU THE PLATES GLOSSARY INDEXReviewsAuthor InformationStephen Turnbull is widely recognised as the world’s leading English language authority on the samurai of Japan. He took his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) and a PhD from Leeds University. He is now retired and pursues an active literary career, having now published 85 books. His expertise has helped with numerous projects including films, television and the award-winning strategy game Shogun Total War. Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of Art and has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Campaign 69: Nagashino 1575. Howard lives and works in Kent. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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