Katana: The Samurai Sword: 950-1877 (Weapon)
Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge University, and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) from Leeds University.  In 1996 he received a PhD from Leeds for his work on Japanese religious history. He travels extensively in Europe and the Far East and also runs a well-used picture library. His work has been recognized by the awarding of the Canon Prize of the British Association for Japanese Studies and a Japan Festival Literary Award. In 2008 he was appointed Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies at Akita International University in Japan.  Stephen Turnbull currently divides his time between lecturing in Japanese Religion and History at Leeds University and freelance writing.