Strongholds of the samurai : Japanese castles 250-1877 / Stephen Turnbull.

Main entry:

Turnbull, Stephen R.

Title & Author:

Strongholds of the samurai : Japanese castles 250-1877 / Stephen Turnbull.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Osprey, 2009.

Description:

272 pages : color illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-262) and index.
Japanese castles 250-1540 -- Japanese fortified temples and monasteries 710-1602 -- Japanese castles 1540-1877 -- Japanese castles in Korea 1592-98 -- Conclusion -- Visiting the fortifications today.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

The first proper fortifications in Japan began to develop with the appearance of the first emperors around 250. Although initially fortifications were simply wooden constructions, as internal strife became a way of life in Japan, more and increasingly elaborate fortifications were built. This book not only studies the entire period of Japanese castle development from the very first fortifications, through to the sophisticated structures of the 16th and 17th century and beyond to the 19th century, but also covers the castles built to control Korea during the brief samurai invasion in the late 16th century and the development of fortified temples and monasteries in Japan.

ISBN:

9781846034138 (hbk.)
1846034132 (hbk.)

Subject:

Castles Japan History To 1500.
Military art and science Japan History.
Art et science militaires Japon Histoire.
Castles.
Military art and science.
Japan.
Geschichte 250-1877

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279913
Call No.: BIB 216215
Status: Available

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