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Ashigaru 1467–1649

Dr Stephen Turnbull author Howard Gerrard illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:25th Mar '01

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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 first to swell an army's numbers and paid only by loot, the Samurai began to realize their worth. This title tells their story, drawing on Japanese sources and showing the disciplined ranks that they became.The ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. Although recruited first to swell an army's numbers and paid only by loot, the samurai began to realise their worth, particularly with arquebuses and spears, until well-trained ashigaru made up a vital part of any samurai army. This book tells the story of the ashigaru for the first time, drawing on previously untranslated Japanese sources and with illustrations that show ashigaru as sailors and catapult artillery men as well as the disciplined ranks that they had become.

ISBN: 9781841761497

Dimensions: 248mm x 184mm x 7mm

Weight: 248g

64 pages