Stephen Turnbull (historian)

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Stephen Richard Turnbull (born February 6, 1948 ) is a British historian and writer . His specialty is Far Eastern military history , especially the history of Japan .

Stephen Turnbull has a degree from Cambridge University and two Masters of Arts degrees in theology and military history. In 1996 he received his PhD from the University of Leeds for his work on Japanese religious history. For his work he received the Cannon Prize of the British Association for Japanese studies and the Japan Festival Literary Award .

Works (selection)

  • The Samurai - A military history . Osprey Publishing, London, 1977.
  • Samurai armies, 1550-1615 . Osprey Publishing, London, 1979.
  • Warlords of Japan . Sampson Low, 1979.
  • The Mongols . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 1980.
  • The Book of the Samurai . Magna Books, Leicester England, 1982.
  • The Book of the Medieval Knight . Arms and Armor Press, London, 1985.
  • Samurai Warriors . Blandford Press, Poole Dorset, 1987. (German edition: Samuraikrieger . Ordonnanz-Verlag, Eschershausen, 1998)
  • Samurai Warlords: The Book of the Daimyō . Blandford, London, 1989.
  • Ninja: The True Story of Japan's Secret Warrior Cult . Firebird Books, Poole Dorset, 1991.
  • The Samurai: A Military History . Routledge, London 1996.
  • Samurai Warfare . Arms and Armor Press, London, 1997.
  • The Samurai Sourcebook . Arms & Armor Press, London, 1998.
  • Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the Barricades . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2000.
  • Ashigaru 1467-1649: Weapons, Armor, Tactics . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2001.
  • The Knight Triumphant: The High Middle Ages, 1314-1485 . Cassell, London, 2001.
  • Samurai Heraldry . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2002.
  • Samurai Invasion: Japan's Korean War, 1592–1598 . Cassell, London, 2002.
  • Was in Japan: 1467-1615 . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2002.
  • Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400 . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2003.
  • Japanese castles, 1540-1640 . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2003.
  • Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949-1603 . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2003. (Part of the German edition: Ninja and Japanese Battle Monks 950 - 1650. Siedler Verlag, Sankt Augustin, 2003)
  • Kawanakajima 1553-1564: Samurai Power Struggle . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2003.
  • Ninja AD 1460-1650 . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2003. (Part of the German edition: Ninja and Japanese Battle Monks 950 - 1650. Siedler Verlag, Sankt Augustin, 2003)
  • Tannenberg 1410: Disaster for the Teutonic Knights . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2003.
  • The Walls of Constantinople: AD 324-1453 . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2004.
  • Warriors of Medieval Japan . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2005.
  • Samurai Commanders . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2005.
  • Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710-1602 . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2005.
  • Samurai: the world of the warrior . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2006.
  • The Great Wall of China 221 BC-AD 1644 . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2007.
  • The Samurai Swordsman: Master of War . Frontline Books, London 2008.
  • Samurai Women 1184-1877 . Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2012.

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