In 1543 three Portuguese merchants entered a turbulent Japan, bringing with them the first firearms the Japanese had ever seen: simple matchlock muskets called arquebuses. They proved a decisive addition to the Japanese armoury, as for centuries the samurai had fought only with bow, sword and spear. In 1575, during the Battle of Nagashino, one of the greatest original thinkers in the history of samurai, Oda Nobunaga, arranged his arquebusiers in ranks three deep behind a palisade and proceeded, quite literally, to blow his opponent's cavalry to pieces, marking the beginning of a new era in Japanese military history.
| ISBN: | 9780850453027 |
| Publication date: | 22nd March 1979 |
| Author: | Stephen R Turnbull, Richard Hook |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 40 pages |
| Series: | Men-at-Arms Series |
| Genres: |
War and defence operations |
In 1543 three Portuguese merchants entered a turbulent Japan, bringing with them the first firearms the Japanese had ever seen: simple matchlock muskets called arquebuses. They proved a decisive addition to the Japanese armoury, as for centuries the samurai had fought only with bow, sword and spear.
Samurai Armies, 1550-1615 features in the following genres: War and defence operations
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Samurai Armies, 1550-1615 was written by Stephen R Turnbull, Richard Hook and published by Osprey Publishing
Samurai Armies, 1550-1615 has 40 pages
Yes it is part of Men-at-Arms Series series
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