Eastern Warfare Books
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Weapons of the Samurai
WPN 79 Paperback Published 24 Jun 2021This fully illustrated new book describes and analyses the weapons and equipment traditionally associated with the samurai, Japan's superlative warriors. It examines the range of weapons used by them... -
Japanese Armies 1868–1877
MAA 530 Multiple formatsThe restoration of the Meiji Imperial dynasty in 1868, after 250 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, decisively opened Japan to the outside world and the monarchy embraced modernization, including the creation... -
Samurai vs Ashigaru
CBT 45 Multiple formatsDuring 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 study... -
Samurai Armour
GNM Multiple formatsFor beauty, precision and strength, nothing has ever matched the combination of form and function found in the armour of the samurai. For a samurai, the consummate warrior, his suit of armour was so much... -
Nakajima B5N ‘Kate’ and B6N ‘Jill’ Units
COM 119 Multiple formatsEntering service during the Sino-Japanese War, the Nakajima B5N (code-named ‘Kate') excelled and went on to achieve surprising and dramatic successes in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It... -
MiG-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War
ACE 130 Multiple formatsAt the beginning of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) were equipped with slow, old Korean War generation fighters - a combination of MiG-17s and MiG-19s - types that should have offered... -
The Composite Bow
WPN 43 Multiple formatsAn ancient design, emerging from Central Asia in the second millennium BC, the composite bow was adopted by a staggering variety of cultures, from nomadic tribal peoples such as the Huns, Turks and Mongols,... -
The Samurai
GNM Multiple formatsThe world of the samurai, the legendary elite warrior cult of old Japan, has for too long been associated solely with military history and has largely remained a mystery. In this exciting new book, Stephen... -
Aces of the Republic of China Air Force
ACE 126 Multiple formatsThe ace pilots of the Republic of China Air Force have long been shrouded in mystery and obscurity, as their retreat to Taiwan in 1949 and blanket martial law made records of the RoCAF all but impossible... -
War in Japan 1467–1615
eBook (ePub)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 exposition...
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