Samurai Armies 1550-1615 (Men-at-Arms)
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Book Description
In 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.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
Samurai Armies 1550-1615 (Men-at-Arms),Stephen Turnbull,Richard Hook,Osprey Publishing,085045302X,Armor,History,History - Military / War,History, Military,History: World,Japan,Kamakura-Momoyama periods, 118,Kamakura-Momoyama periods, 1185-1600,Military - General,To 1868,Weapons,History / Military / General,History of specific subjects,War & defence operations
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