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Ashigaru 1467-1649

By Stephen Turnbull , Howard Gerrard

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
2001
ISBN
9781841761497, 1841761494
Open Library ID
OL8922139M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
64 MB (67107669 bytes)
Series
Warrior 029
Pages
67\67
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

The ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. Initially recruited to swell Japanese army numbers and paid only by loot, the samurai soon learned to appreciate their skill with arquebuses and spears, and well-trained ashigaru soon 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 featuring illustrations that show ashigaru as sailors and catapult artillery men as well as the disciplined ranks that they had become.

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