Japanese Castles 1540-1640,9781841764290

Japanese Castles 1540-1640

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ISBN13: 9781841764290
ISBN10: 1841764299
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2003-04-20
Publisher(s): Osprey Publishing
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Summary

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.

Author Biography

Stephen Turnbull is the world's leading English language authority on medieval Japan and the samurai. He has travelled extensively in the far east, particularly in Japan and Korea and is the author of ‘The Samurai - A Military History’ and numerous Osprey books including Men-at-Arms 86: ‘Samurai Armies 1550-1615’, Campaign 69: 'Nagashino 1575' and Warrior 29: 'Ashigaru 1467-1649'.

Table of Contents

Introduction Japanese castles in their historical context 4(3)
Chronology 7(1)
Design and development of the Japanese castle
8(13)
The first Japanese castles
The sengoku yamashiro
The introduction of stone
The development of the tower keep
Japanese castles in Korea
The use of earthworks
Elements and features of the Japanese castle
21(19)
The overall layout
The castle wall
Bridges and gates
Castle towers
The castle keep Building a castle
The principles of defence
Mining and countermining
Catapult bombardment
The living site
40(9)
Daily life in the castle in peacetime
The castle garrison in peacetime
The castle as palace
The preparation for war
Food and water
Psychological pressures
The operational history of Japanese castles
49(6)
Early yamashiro operations
Sengoku yamashiro operations
Operations against castles of stone
Aftermath The castle town 55(1)
Japanese castles today 56(7)
Bibliography and further reading 63(1)
Glossary 63(1)
Index 64

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