Medieval Russian Fortresses AD 862-1480

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Cover; Title; Imprint; Contents; Introduction; Japanese Castles In Their Historical Context; Chronology; Design And Development Of The Japanese Castle; The First Japanese Castles; The Sengoku Yamashiro; The Introduction Of Stone; The Development Of The Tower Keep; Japanese Castles In Korea; The Use Of Earthworks; Elements And Features Of The Japanese Castle; The Overall Layout; Rinkaku Style; Renkaku Style; Hashigokaku Style; The Castle Wall; Bridges And Gates; Castle Towers; The Castle Keep; Building A Castle; The Principles Of Defence; Mining And Countermining; Catapult Bombardment.;The most familiar characteristics of the traditional Japanese castle are the huge sloping stone walls and the graceful yet militarily sophisticated structures built on top of them. This title covers the entire period of Japanese castle development from the first introduction of stone walls and tower keeps in the mid-16th century, through the period of the great sieges of Japanese history - Nagashino (1575), Kitanosho (1583), Odawara (1590), Fushimi (1600), Osaka (1615) and Hara (1638), the last of the battles that brought an end to a period of intense internal strife known as the Sengoku Jidai.