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Samurai Armies 1550-1615 By Stephen R. Turnbull, Richard Hook (illustrations)

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Samurai Armies 1550-1615 By Stephen R. Turnbull, Richard Hook (illustrations)Title: Samurai Armies 1550-1615
Author: Stephen R. Turnbull, Richard Hook
Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 1979
ISBN: 0-85045-302-X
Language: English
Illustrations: Black and white pictures, color illustrations
Other: 40 pages, 25 cm by 18 cm, softcover
Topics: Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Paintings, Samurai, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0399

Brief introduction to samurai armies from the sengoku period, with nice color drawings.

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Book Review: The Book of the Samurai – The Warrior Class of Japan by Stephen R. Turnbull

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Book Review: The Book of the Samurai – The Warrior Class of Japan by Stephen R. TurnbullTitle: The Book of the Samurai - The Warrior Class of Japan
Author: Stephen R. Turnbull
Publisher: Magna Books (Bison Books Ltd.), 1982
ISBN: 0-948509-30-9
Language: English
Illustrations: Color pictures and black and white pictures
Other: 192 pages, 31 cm by 24 cm, hardcover
Topics: Documents, History, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Samurai
ID: B0301

This is one of the several books that Stephen R. Turnbull has written about Samurai. This one is a very broad one, and in that sense gives a good overview. Only a few armors ate in the book, but many paintings etc.