Japanese castles, 1540-1640
Turnbull, Stephen R.2003
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This title covers the entire period of Japanese castle development from the first introduction of stone walls and tower keeps in the mid-16th century, through the period of the great sieges of Japanese history. The landscape of 16th- and 17th-century Japan was dominated by the graceful and imposing castles constructed by the powerful 'daimyo' of the period. In this the most turbulent era in Japanese history, these militarily sophisticated structures provided strongholds for the consolidation and control of territory, and inevitably they became the focus for many of the great sieges of Japanese history: Nagashino (1575), Kitanosho (1583), Odawara (1590), Fushimi (1600), Osaka (1615) and Hara (1638), the last of the battles that brought an end to a period of intense civil war. This title traces their development from the earliest timber stockades to the immense structures that dominated the great centres of Osaka and Edo.
Main title:
Japanese castles, 1540-1640 / Stephen Turnbull ; illustrated by Peter Dennis.
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey, 2003.
Collation:
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. plans ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Fortress ; 5
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction - Chronology - Design and Development - Tour of the Sites - The Principles of Defense - The Living Sites - Operational History - Aftermath - The Sites Today - Bibliography and Further Reading - Glossary - Index
ISBN:
9781841764290 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Castles -- Japan -- History -- 16th centuryCastles -- Japan -- History -- 17th centuryArchitectureArchitecture: castles & fortificationsJapan16th century, c 1500 to c 159917th century, c 1600 to c 1699Asian historyHistoryWarfare & defenceMilitary & defence strategyMilitary historyJapan -- History, Military -- 16th centuryJapan -- History, Military -- 17th centuryArchitecture and Planning
BRN:
93248