Ashigaru 1467-1649 (Warrior)
Contributors: Howard Gerrard (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: March 25, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781841761497
Subjects: Defence strategy, planning & research; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Military - General; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Japan; Asia - Japan; Asia - General; History / Military / General
First sentence: THE ANTECEDENTS OF the ashigaru may be traced to one of the earliest attempts by a Japanese emperor to control and systematise the owning and use of military force.