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Ashigaru 1467-1649 : Weapons, Armour, Tactics by Stephen Turnbull, Howard Gerrard is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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The ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. Although recruited first to swell an army's numbers and paid only by loot, the samurai began to realise their worth, particularly with arquebuses and spears, until well-trained ashigaru made up a vital part of any samurai army. This book tells the story of the ashigaru for the first time, their origins, recruitment training and use in various wars, such as the Gempei Wars of 1180-1185 and the Onin War of 1467-1477. Stephen Turnbull draws on previ
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Stephen Turnbull, Howard Gerrard
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781472866295
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Science, Strategy
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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