"During the sixteenth century Japan's medieval period was left behind as the samurai experienced a military revolution that involved the introduction of firearms and the mobilisation of large armies who fought from stone castles. The history of this violent time is perfectly encapsulated i...

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1. Verfasser:	Turnbull, Stephen R. 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Warwick, England Helion & Company 2023
Schriftenreihe:	From retinue to regiment, 1453-1618 no. 20
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1487-1590 Warlord Samurai Kriegführung Odawara Hōjō family Samurai / Japan / History / 15th century Samurai / Japan / History / 16th century Japan / History, Military / To 1868 Japan / History / Period of civil wars, 1480-1603 History Military history
Zusammenfassung:	"During the sixteenth century Japan's medieval period was left behind as the samurai experienced a military revolution that involved the introduction of firearms and the mobilisation of large armies who fought from stone castles. The history of this violent time is perfectly encapsulated in the campaigns waged by five generations of one outstanding warlord family: the Hojo Odawara Castle. In 1487 the dynasty's founder attacked a wooden stockade using bows and arrows; in 1590 his great-great grandson defended a huge castle using cannon. Successive Hojo warlords were contemporaries of famous samurai such as Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin and Oda Nobunaga, whose armies they fought and defeated, but their end came at the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the 'Napoleon of Japan', who defeated the Hojo in a massive siege of their mighty castle of Odawara. This book tells the story of a century of warfare using Japanese sources not previously translated into English. It is spectacularly illustrated with photographs of armour and weapons plus newly-commissioned artwork. Detailed and authoritative accounts of the campaigns show the Hojo samurai using 'every trick in the book' from sea raiding to ninja attacks. There are also many surprises, such as the use of dogs as messengers and the revelation that the final siege of Odawara in 1590 was no easy matter. When the Hojo dynasty came to its glorious end and their last patriarch committed hara-kiri, Japan and samurai warfare were changed forever."
Beschreibung:	151 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 25 cm
ISBN:	9781804513538