Samurai Armies 1467-1649

by Stephen Turnbull

The Sengoku Jidai or "Age of Warring States" is the time of the samurai - Japan's military aristocracy. A period of endemic warfare where the absence of unifying central control led to constant struggles between the daimyo (or "Great Names") who sought to protect and extend the influence of their respective families through political and military means. However, it was also a time of great military change, as technology advanced rapidly, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846033519
• ISBN13: 9781846033513
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.7"