Stephen Turnbull (Author)

The Gempei War 1180-85

The Great Samurai Civil War
Illustrator: Rava, Giuseppe

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A highly illustrated study of the Gempei War, the bitter dynastic struggle that saw the rise of the shogunate and the emerging dominance of the samurai class and ethos over medieval Japan.

Produktdetails

• Campaign
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 187mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9781472813848
• ISBN-10: 1472813847
• Artikelnr.: 43600870

Autorenporträt

Stephen Turnbull is widely recognised as the world's leading English language authority on the samurai of Japan. He took his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) and a PhD from Leeds University. He is now retired and pursues an active literary career, having now published 85 books. His expertise has helped with numerous projects including films, television and the award-winning strategy game Shogun Total War.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefield today
Further reading
Index