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Title: Japanese Castles 1540-1640 by Stephen Turnbull, Peter Dennis ISBN: 1-84176-429-9 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Good Overview of Japan's Castles
Comment: This book provides a good overview of Japanese castles from the introduction of stone bases and walls in 1540 to the introduction of long range bombardment in 1640. The book provides information on the Japanese castle's history, layout and castle elements, daily life, operational history, and information on the castles today. There are many photos from the Turnbull's travels and excellent illustrations by Peter Dennis.
Anyone familiar with the Osprey series books will be happy with this edition. As someone not familiar with Japanese castle history, the book gave me an excellent overview and understanding of their role. It also has a good bibliography for getting more information.
However, there are a few shortcomings in the book. I dislike the author's tendency to jump around in the narrative. "As previously mentioned...", "As noted earlier...", "As will be explained later..." I also wish there were a good map of the castles showing locations, build dates, and other info. The author leaves this responsibility to other books.
The illustrations are excellent, full of detail, and wonderful bird's eye and cutaway views. The battle illustrations contain many tiny tales in some of the details. The cutaway views contain many interesting vignettes. My edition of the book has one of the castle keep illustrations on the cover. My only complaint with the illustrations is that I would love to see more.
All in all, a very good, well illustrated overview of the subject matter.
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Title: Japanese Warrior Monks Ad 949-1603 (Warrior 70) by Stephen Turnbull, Wayne Reynolds ISBN: 1841765732 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Ninja Ad 1460-1650 (Warrior, 64) by Stephen Turnbull, Wayne Reynolds ISBN: 1841765252 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: War in Japan 1467-1615 (Essential Histories) by Stephen Turnbull ISBN: 1841764809 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Fighting Ships Far East (2: Japan and Korea Ad 612-1639 (New Vanguard, 63) by Stephen Turnbull, Wayne Reynolds ISBN: 1841764787 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Ashigaru 1467-1649 (Warrior 29) by Stephen Turnbull, Howard Gerrard ISBN: 1841761494 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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