Stephen Turnbull is Lecturer on Japanese Religion at Leeds University and also holds the post of Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies at Akita International University in Japan. He has two MAs (in Military History and in Theology) and a PhD for his work on Japanese religion. His seventy published books include „The Samurai: A Military History“, „Samurai: The World of the Warrior“ and „The Revenge of the 47 Ronin, Edo 1703“. He acted as Historical Advisor for Universal Pictures for the 2012 movie „47 Ronin“, starring Keanu Reeves.
69 Ebooks von Stephen Turnbull
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Swordsman
This Samurai history, filled with dozens of woodblock prints and photographs, is an authoritative text on Japan’s most fearsome warriors.
Through fascinating stories and full-color historical ima …
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A. L. Sadler: Shogun
This book tells the fascinating history of the life of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu — Japan’s most famous Shogun.
Since its initial appearance, A.L.Sadler’s imposing biography of the Japanese Shogun T …
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€19.99
Mehdi Rasouli Ghahroudi & Yasuo Hoshino: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
The purpose of the book is to extend and develop the literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational corporation (MNCs) subsidiaries. There are several reasons for studying foreign …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
First published in 1977, The Samurai has long since become a standard work of reference. It continues to be the most authoritative work on samurai life and warfare published outside Japan. Set …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
First published in 1977, The Samurai has long since become a standard work of reference. It continues to be the most authoritative work on samurai life and warfare published outside Japan. Set …
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€62.32
Stephen Turnbull: The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan
First major study in English of the Japanese “hidden“ Christians – the Kakure Kirishitan, who chose to remain separate from the Catholic Church when religious toleration was granted in 1873 – and …
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€57.29
Stephen Turnbull: The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan
First major study in English of the Japanese “hidden“ Christians – the Kakure Kirishitan, who chose to remain separate from the Catholic Church when religious toleration was granted in 1873 – and …
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€57.29
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai in 100 Objects
A journey through the world and culture of these elite Japanese warriors, filled with facts and photos. From lowly attendants (samurai literally means “those who serve”) to members …
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€6.21
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai in 100 Objects
A journey through the world and culture of these elite Japanese warriors, filled with facts and photos. From lowly attendants (samurai literally means ‚;those who serve‘) to members one of the …
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€6.22
Stephen Turnbull: Ninja
This history of the ninja uncovers the truth behind the imagefrom the exploits of medieval ninjas to their modern incarnation as pop culture icons. The ninja is a legendary figure in Japanese …
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€6.25
Stephen Turnbull: Art of Renaissance Warfare
The Art of Renaissance Warfare tells the story of the knight during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries from the great victories of Edward III and the Black Prince to the fall of Richard III on …
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€6.20
Stephen Turnbull: Art of Renaissance Warfare
The Art of Renaissance Warfare tells the story of the knight during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries from the great victories of Edward III and the Black Prince to the fall of Richard III on …
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€6.22
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1)
ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. Throughout their stormy history the Teutonic Knights of Germany have always been the most controversial brotherhood ever to call themselves “Knights of …
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Turnbull Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Women 1184 1877
From when the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan’s rich history. Using material that …
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Turnbull Stephen Turnbull: Ninja AD 1460 1650
The Ninja were the secret agents and assassins of feudal Japan and they remain a subject of enduring fascination. They first emerged during the power struggles of 9th and 10th century Japan, in …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: The Ottoman Empire 1326–1699
The Ottoman Empire and its conflicts provide one of the longest continuous narratives in military history. Its rulers were never overthrown by a foreign power and no usurper succeeded in taking the …
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€14.89
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Armies 1467–1649
The Sengoku The Jidai, “Age of Warring States“, is the age of the samurai the military aristocracy of Japan. This period, which lasted from the outbreak of the Onin War in 1467 to the establishment …
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€16.94
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190–1400
The history of the Mongol conquests is a catalogue of superlatives. No army in the world has ever conquered so much territory, and few armies have provoked such terror as the Mongol hordes. So vast …
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€10.40
Dr Stephen Turnbull: The Ottoman Empire 1326–1699
The Ottoman Empire and its conflicts provide one of the longest continuous narratives in military history. Its rulers were never overthrown by a foreign power and no usurper succeeded in taking the …
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€10.37
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
A fascinating and lavishly illustrated guide to the world of the Samurai warrior, delving into the history of their campaigning, their arms and armour, as well as their day-to-day lives and their …
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€8.71
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Samurai vs Ashigaru
During the 16th century, Japan underwent a military revolution, characterized by the deployment of large armies, the introduction of firearms and an eventual shift towards fighting on foot. This …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Armies 1550–1615
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 …
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€12.95
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Pirate of the Far East
Feared throughout the Far East, Japanese pirates were likened to “black demons“ and “flood dragons“. For centuries relations between Japan, Korea and China were carried out through a bizarre …
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€14.99
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Tokugawa Ieyasu
Towards the end of the 16th century three outstanding commanders brought Japan“s century of civil wars to an end, but it was Tokugawa Leyasu who was to ensure a lasting peace. In terms of his …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: Osaka 1615
In 1614-15 Osaka Castle was Japan“s greatest fortification, measuring approximately 2 miles in length with walls 100 feet high. It was guarded by 100, 000 samurai, determined to defend the last of …
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€17.03
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Commanders (1)
The samurai were the military elite of medieval and early modern Japan, and the men who led them were hailed as the very greatest, most heroic and most honourable of all samurai warriors. This first …
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Turnbull Stephen Turnbull: Fighting Ships of the Far East (2)
Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility. However, this impression can be misleading, as much of what passed …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Heraldry
The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: Hatamoto
Each great samurai warlord, or daimyo, had a division of troops known as the Hatamoto, “those who stand under the flag“. The Hatamoto included the personal bodyguards, the senior generals, the …
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€15.01
Turnbull Stephen Turnbull: Fighting Ships of the Far East (1)
Fighting Ships of the Far East (1) adds enormously to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject. Using detailed descriptions, accurate cutaway plates and …
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€12.96
Dr Stephen Turnbull: The Walls of Constantinople AD 324–1453
The walls of Constantinople are the greatest surviving example of European medieval military architecture in the world. They withstood numerous sieges until being finally overcome by the artillery of …
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€14.84
Turnbull Stephen Turnbull: Siege Weapons of the Far East (1)
The prevalence of particular fortress types in medieval China, Mongolia, Japan and Korea demanded the evolution of different modes of siege warfare in each country. The wealthy walled towns of China, …
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Stephen Turnbull: Nagashino 1575
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 …
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€16.96
Stephen Turnbull: Chinese Walled Cities 221 BC AD 1644
It has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. Even the smallest village invariably had some form of defensive wall, while the Great Wall of …
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€14.96
Stephen Turnbull: Great Wall of China 221 BC AD 1644
The most famous example of fortification in the world, the Great Wall of China stretches for more than 6, 000km across inhospitable terrain. Charting its development from its earliest origins in the …
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€14.96
Dr Stephen Turnbull: The Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592–98
Stephen Turnbull, a renowned expert on the history of Japan, examines the samurai invasion of Korea, the first step in an ambitious Japanese plan to conquer China. Examining the various stages of the …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: Katana
The Samurai sword of Japan is probably the finest edged weapon ever made. This volume by leading Samurai expert Stephen Turnbull reveals the story of how and why it achieved this distinction. …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
Stephen Turnbull, the world’s leading authority on the samurai, goes beyond the battlefield to paint a picture of the samurai as they really were.This book explores the samurai within the context of …
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€12.45
Stephen Turnbull: Warriors of Medieval Japan
Driven by strict codes of honour and bound by deep allegiances of rank, family or religion, the elite warriors of medieval Japan were bold fighters, loyal comrades and deadly enemies.With rare …
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€12.47
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Samurai Commanders (2)
This second volume about Japan“s samurai commanders covers the generals of the later years of the Age of the Warring States, a period when only the most able leaders survived. This was a time when …
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€15.02
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Castles 1540–1640
The landscape of 16thand 17th-century Japan was dominated by the graceful and imposing castles constructed by the powerful “daimyo“ of the period. In this the most turbulent era in Japanese …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Castles AD 250–1540
Dr Stephen Turnbull is internationally recognised for his research into and writing on Japanese military history. Here he applies his scholarship to an account of the evolution of Japanese defensive …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281
From his seat in Xanadu, the great Mongol Emperor of China, Kubla Khan, had long plotted an invasion of Japan. However, it was only with the acquisition of Korea, that the Khan gained the maritime …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: The Revenge of the 47 Ronin
When Lord Kira brought about the death of Lord Asano, he made Asano“s loyal samurai into ronin – masterless warriors. These men secretly plotted their revenge and one snowy winter“s night, launched …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2)
ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. The original forced conversion of pagan Livonia, what is now the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, was carried out by a military order known as the Brethren of …
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Turnbull Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949 1603
From the 10th to the mid-17th century, religious organisations played an important part in the social, political and military life in Japan. Known as sohei (‚monk warriors‘) or yamabushi (‚mountain …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710–1602
From the 10th century onwards the great Japanese monastic foundations of Nara and Mount Hiei maintained large armies of warlike monks. The tempestuous political rivalries that developed between the …
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€14.97
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Arguably the greatest military commander in the history of the samurai, Toyotomi Hideyoshi rose from the ranks of the peasantry to rule over all Japan. A student of the great unifier Oda Nobunaga, …
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Turnbull Stephen Turnbull: Gempei War 1180 85
Internationally renowned samurai expert Dr Stephen Turnbull delves into a pivotal era of Japanese history in this highly illustrated account of The Gempei War a conflict that defined the age and the …
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Turnbull Stephen Turnbull: Siege Weapons of the Far East (2)
From the 11th century AD, East Asian armies made increasing use of exploding missiles and siege cannon to reduce the fortifications of their enemies. Some of these weapons were very similar to those …
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€12.93
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Japanese Castles in Korea 1592–98
The Japanese invasion and occupation of Korea, which lasted from 1592 to 1598, was the only occasion in Japanese history when samurai aggression was turned against a foreign country. During the …
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€14.92
Dr Stephen Turnbull: Tannenberg 1410
By 1400 the long running conflict between the Order of Teutonic Knights and Poland and Lithuania was coming to a head, partly as a result of the Order“s meddling in the internal politics of its …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: The Samurai Capture a King
A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the …
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Dr Stephen Turnbull: War in Japan 1467–1615
In 1467 the Onin War ushered in a period of unrivalled conflict and rivalry in Japan that came to be called the Age of Warring States or Sengoku Jidai. In this book Stephen Turnbull offers a masterly …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai and the Sacred
A comprehensive study into the spiritual world of the Samurai, from the cult of revenge and suicide, to Zen and martial arts.The fierce loyalty and self-sacrificing attitude of the Samurai have made …
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€12.45
Turnbull Stephen Turnbull: Kawanakajima 1553 64
Kawanakajima is unique in history. In the space of 12 years, between 1553 and 1564, this valley deep in the mountains of central Japan witnessed no fewer than five battles between two of Japan’s …
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Stephen Turnbull: Samurai: The Japanese Warrior’s [Unofficial] Manual
Combines the latest research with contemporary lives, descriptions, and reconstructions to provide a dramatic picture of what it was like to be a samurai.
So you think you’d like to be a samurai? …
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€18.99
Stephen Turnbull: Lost Samurai
"An inherently fascinating, impressively well written, exceptionally informative, and meticulously detailed history" of Japanese overseas mercenaries (Midwest Book Review).The Lost Samurai …
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Stephen Turnbull: Lost Samurai
"An inherently fascinating, impressively well written, exceptionally informative, and meticulously detailed history" of Japanese overseas mercenaries (Midwest Book Review).The Lost Samurai …
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€18.63
Stephen Turnbull: Samouraïs, dans l“univers des guerriers japonais
« Voici une étude captivante consacrée à l’élite guerrière du Japon féodal, les fameux samouraïs. S. Turnbull mêle adroitement érudition et goût de la narration pour produire un ouvrage précis et …
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€28.53
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai and the Sacred
A comprehensive study into the spiritual world of the Samurai, from the cult of revenge and suicide, to Zen and martial arts.The fierce loyalty and self-sacrificing attitude of the Samurai have made …
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€12.41
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
A fascinating and lavishly illustrated guide to the world of the Samurai warrior, delving into the history of their campaigning, their arms and armour, as well as their day-to-day lives and their …
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€8.70
Stephen Turnbull: Samurai
Stephen Turnbull, the world’s leading authority on the samurai, goes beyond the battlefield to paint a picture of the samurai as they really were.This book explores the samurai within the context of …
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Englisch
DRM
€12.43
Stephen Turnbull: Warriors of Medieval Japan
Driven by strict codes of honour and bound by deep allegiances of rank, family or religion, the elite warriors of medieval Japan were bold fighters, loyal comrades and deadly enemies.With rare …
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Englisch
DRM
€12.47
Stephen Turnbull: Ashigaru 1467 1649
A 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 …
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€14.96
Stephen Turnbull: Ashigaru 1467 1649
A 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 …
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€14.96
Stephen Turnbull: Nagashino 1575
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 …
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Englisch
DRM
€16.96
Stephen Turnbull: Chinese Walled Cities 221 BC AD 1644
It has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. Even the smallest village invariably had some form of defensive wall, while the Great Wall of …
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Englisch
DRM
€14.96
Stephen Turnbull: Great Wall of China 221 BC AD 1644
The most famous example of fortification in the world, the Great Wall of China stretches for more than 6, 000km across inhospitable terrain. Charting its development from its earliest origins in the …
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Englisch
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€14.96
