John Haldon
Written by David Nicolle, Stephen Turnbull and John Haldon ... [... more]
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Ninja AD 1460-1650
 Turnbull does it again This is a fascinating and easy-to-read book about the ninja and shinobi of Japanese history. And it should be noted I say "history" for a reason; Stephen Turnbull explains in the introduction that he took great lengths to ... [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Warriors of Medieval Japan
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CDN$42.00
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Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400
Not Turnbull's Best Effort Although I am a fan of Stephen Turnbull's earlier works on the Japanese Samurai and the Teutonic Knights, there is something basically wrong with his latest volume for Osprey's Essential Histories on the Mongols. First, Genghis ... [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Samurai - The World of the Warrior
Stretching its focus beyond the military aspect Samurai: The World Of The Warrior by Stephen Turnbull (Honorary Research Fellow, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds), is an extraordinary historical work that examines the legendary ... [... more]
CDN$42.00
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Siege Weapons of the Far East (2): AD 960-1644
it seems there is nothing they didn't try! This is another great book from Dr. Stephen Turnbull a two part serie on the amazing Siege Weapons of the Far East that they really should change the name to Siege Weapons from China and the Far east thats ... [... more]
CDN$22.95
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Samurai - The World of the Warrior
Stretching its focus beyond the military aspect Samurai: The World Of The Warrior by Stephen Turnbull (Honorary Research Fellow, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds), is an extraordinary historical work that examines the legendary ... [... more]
CDN$26.95
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Siege Weapons of the Far East (1): AD 612-1300
it seems there is nothing they didn't try! This is another great book from Dr. Stephen Turnbull a two part serie on the amazing Siege Weapons of the Far East that they really should change the name to Siege Weapons from China and the Far east thats ... [... more]
CDN$22.95
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Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the barricades
Trouble with numbers Like all other books by Turnbull, this one is well-written and highly informative, but it's let down by an uncharacteristic sloppiness with regard to names and numbers. The most glaring mistakes are on page 69 (3,000 gunners can only ... [... more]
CDN$26.95
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Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1): The ...
The history of Teutonic castles in modern-day Poland "Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1): The Red-brick Castles of Prussia 1230-1466" by Stephen Turnbull and illustrated by Peter Dennis concisely describes various aspects of Teutonic ... [... more]
CDN$23.95
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Kawanakajima 1553-64: Samurai power struggle
The specialized book by Turnbull to get A quick and dirty review. I have several Turnbull authored Osprey books and I think this is the one to own. One reviewer on the site says the book does not pass the "So What?" test. He's right. This is a ... [... more]
CDN$26.95
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Tannenberg 1410: Disaster for the Teutonic Knights
Turnbull should have stayed with the samurais I have some problems with Turnbull as an author, too often is he careless with facts when he deals with medieval Europe. I do have excellent books written by him, so what went wrong in this book? This volume ... [... more]
CDN$22.95
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