Turnbull: 227 books
Samurai Commanders (1)
940–1576
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
The samurai were the military elite of medieval and early modern Japan, and the men who led them were hailed as the very greatest, most heroic and most honourable of all samurai warriors. This first of two books examines the lives, equipment, battles and wider roles of the samurai commanders between...
Nagashino 1575
Slaughter at the barricades
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2012
When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firearms, one of the quickest to take advantage of this new technology was the powerful daimyo Oda Nobunaga. In 1575 the impetuous Takeda Katsuyori laid siege to Nagashino castle, a possession...
by Dr Stephen Turnbull
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
The Sengoku The Jidai, 'Age of Warring States', is the age of the samurai the military aristocracy of Japan. This period, which lasted from the outbreak of the Onin War in 1467 to the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the early 17th century, was a period of endemic warfare, when a lack of...
Bali: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Famous Tropical
To the World's Most Spectacular Tropical Island
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
The only guide you'll need for getting around Bali! Everything you need is in this one convenient travel guide—including a large pull-out map!
This updated and revised edition of the bestselling Tuttle guide to Bali gives the latest information on what to do and see on this spectacular tropical...
Siege Weapons of the Far East (1)
AD 612–1300
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2012
The prevalence of particular fortress types in medieval China, Mongolia, Japan and Korea demanded the evolution of different modes of siege warfare in each country. The wealthy walled towns of China, the mountain fortresses of Korea and the military outposts of Japan each presented different challenges...
Toyo Ito
Forces of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
The work of Japanese architect Toyo Ito explores the dynamic relationship between buildings and their environments. His principal focus is on developing an architecture free of the grid system, which he believes homogenizes people and their lives. Toyo Ito: Forces of Nature documents the architect's...
Ben Nevis and Glen Coe
100 low, mid, and high level walks
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
This guidebook details 100 walking routes around Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, centred in 10 areas including Fort William and Glen Nevis, the Aonachs, the Mamores, Kinlochleven, Glen Coe, Glen Etive, Black Mount and Ben Cruachan. Routes are graded according to difficulty, and range between short, easy strolls...
The Lesbian History Sourcebook
Love and Sex Between Women in Britain from 1780–1970
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
This groundbreaking critical anthology gathers together a wide range of primary source material on lesbian lives in the past. The material here is drawn from a diverse range of sources, including court records, newspaper reports, literary sources, writings on lesbianism from psychologists, doctors,...
The Samurai
A Military History
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
First published in 1977, The Samurai has long since become a standard work of reference. It continues to be the most authoritative work on samurai life and warfare published outside Japan. Set against the background of Japan's social and political history, the book records the rise and rise of Japan's...
by Stuart Cunningham, Sue Turnbull
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Traditional media are being reshaped by digital technologies. The funding model for quality journalism has been undermined by the drift of advertising online, demarcations between different forms of media are rapidly fading, and audiences have fragmented. We can catch up with our favourite TV show...
Walking in the Southern Uplands
44 best hill days in southern Scotland
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
This guidebook describes 44 routes and over 100 summits across the Southern Uplands of Scotland, stretching south-west from Edinburgh to the English border, including the Galloway and Pentland Hills. The walks range between 2 and 29km, suitable for walkers of all abilities. The Scottish Southern Uplands...
Creole Made Easy
A simple introduction to Haitian Creole for English speaking people
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
The most widely used introduction to Haitian Creole.
A simple guide to Haitian Creole for English speaking people.
The basic elements of Creole grammar and vocabulary in sixteen easy lessons.
• How to pronounce Creole words.
• Simple exercises with translation keys.
• Dictionary...
Fighting Ships of the Far East (1)
China and Southeast Asia 202 BC–AD 1419
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Fighting Ships of the Far East (1) adds enormously to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject. Using detailed descriptions, accurate cutaway plates and reliable historical examples, this book covers the history of Chinese ship design and naval warfare from...
Fighting Ships of the Far East (2)
Japan and Korea AD 612–1639
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility. However, this impression can be misleading, as much of what passed for mercantile activity was in fact conducted by Japanese pirate fleets, who pillaged the coasts of...