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Japanese history of the Takeda samurai
and the battle of Nagashino 1575 well documented and illustrated in
Nagashino 1575, Slaughter at the Barricades by Stephen Turnbull. Published
by Osprey Books, available from the military print company.
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 daimyō Oda
Nobunaga. In 1575 the impetuous Takeda Katsuyori lay siege to Nagashino
castle, a possession of an ally of Nobunaga's, Tokugawa Ieyasu. An army
was despatched to relieve the siege by Nobunaga and Ieyasu, two of the
most influential figures in Japanese history, and the two sides faced each
other across the plain of Shidarahara. The Takeda samurai were brave,
loyal and renowned for their cavalry charges, but Nobunaga, counting on
Katsuyori's impetuosity, had 3,000 musketeers waiting behind prepared
defences for their assault. The outcome of this clash of tactics and
technologies was to change the face of Japanese warfare forever.
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Nagashino 1575,
Slaughter at the Barricades by Stephen Turnbull
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 daimyō Oda
Nobunaga. In 1575 the impetuous Takeda Katsuyori lay siege to Nagashino
castle, a possession of an ally of Nobunaga's, Tokugawa Ieyasu. An army
was despatched to relieve the siege by Nobunaga and Ieyasu, two of the
most influential figures in Japanese history, and the two sides faced each
other across the plain of Shidarahara. The Takeda samurai were brave,
loyal and renowned for their cavalry charges, but Nobunaga, counting on
Katsuyori's impetuosity, had 3,000 musketeers waiting behind prepared
defences for their assault. The outcome of this clash of tactics and
technologies was to change the face of Japanese warfare forever.
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Book price £12.99. Book serial number Osprey 69.
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| The Osprey Campaign Series presents concise,
authoritative accounts of the great conflicts of history. Each volume
begins with an assessment of each commander's campaign strategy, then
recounts the progress of the fighting, blow by blow. More than 90
illustrations, including maps, charts and colour plates accompany the
critical stages of the campaign. Each volume concludes with a brief guide
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