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Title: Ninja Ad 1460-1650 (Warrior, 64) by Stephen Turnbull, Wayne Reynolds ISBN: 1-84176-525-2 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Turnbull does it again
Comment: This is a fascinating and easy-to-read book about the ninja and shinobi of Japanese history. And it should be noted I say "history" for a reason; Stephen Turnbull explains in the introduction that he took great lengths to make sure his sources were accurate and that he stayed away from the legends of myths accompanied with ninja. He'll mention ninja kites, but not ninja glides...and forget about the human bomb ninjas you saw in the kung fu movie "Duel to the Death."
The book presents diagrams and detailed explanations of the different equipments and tactics used by ninja, and also gives some insight into their history, including their war with Oda Nobunaga and their eventual service with the Tokugawa Shogunate (there is a very interesting reason as to why they joined the Tokugawa so willingly). The most fascinating part was the tale of how a ninja killed Uesugi Kenshin - this was by sticking a spear into him while hidden in the toilet (I won't go into graphic detail). It's a strange (and darkly humorous) tale, but Turnbull eventually dismisses it as legend using evidence that Kenshin died of stomach cancer.
Overall I enjoyed this read. It was a very educated look into the world of ninja from a neutral perspective, but I found it to be a good read. Another fine reason why my respect for the Osprey series remains high.
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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: Real Ninja by Hirohisa Oda ISBN: 0972409513 Publisher: Ninja Publishing Pub. Date: 17 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Japanese Castles 1540-1640 (Fortress) by Stephen Turnbull, Peter Dennis ISBN: 1841764299 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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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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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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