Ashigaru 1467–1649
Dr Stephen Turnbull author Howard Gerrard illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:25th Mar '01
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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