Samurai Armies of the Late Sengoku Period - Volume I: Anatomy of a Samurai Army in the 16th and 17th Centuries

Author's notePeriods of Japanese HistoryBasics of Japanese Military History c. 1600Arms and ArmourSamuraiAshigaruComposition and Command Structure of a Samurai ArmyLord, Family, and VassalsCommand StructureFeudal Samurai Service and Professional Troops in GarrisonsStrength and Composition of ArmiesArmy Divisions and Troop TypesSamurai Cavalry: Myth and Reality - The Takeda Re-ExaminedInfantry I: Specialists with polearmsInfantry II: Missile Troops (Bow and Arquebus)Honjin - The Headquarters UnitSupply and Baggage TrainSamurai as MercenariesA Samurai Army in ActionOn the MarchIn CampIn Battle - Sengoku Period TacticsA Standard Basic Unit ReconstructedKey Terms in Japanese and EnglishBibliography

List of contents

The "Anatomy of a samurai army" details its composition, hierarchies, strengths and weaknesses as well as examining how it fought. Other aspects include:the differences between samurai and European warfare;the roles assigned to samurai and ashigaru in different armies;how these armies, some of which were over 100,000 strong, functioned;marching orders and camp facilities of the armies and;where each individual samurai stood in the order of battle.The reader will discover what may seem to be abstract or strange ideas by way of the most detailed examples possible, in both word and picture, that are based on a variety of Japanese sources.

Product details

• Authors: Till Weber
• Publisher: Zeughaus / Berliner Zinnfiguren
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2022
• EAN: 9783963600418
• ISBN: 978-3-96360-041-8
• No. of pages: 104
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 9 mm x 272 mm
• Weight: 515 g
• Illustrations: more than 75 illustrations, including 20 computer graphics by Rolf Fuhrmann, two full-page and two double-page drawings by Sascha Lunyakov
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Middle Ages