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product_id: 21705143
title: "Ashigaru 1467–1649 (Warrior, 29)"
brand: "stephen turnbull"
price: "7444 som"
currency: KGS
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 7
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# Ashigaru 1467–1649 (Warrior, 29)

**Brand:** stephen turnbull
**Price:** 7444 som
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Ashigaru 1467–1649 (Warrior, 29) by stephen turnbull
- **How much does it cost?** 7444 som with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

Ashigaru 1467–1649 (Warrior, 29)

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## Customer Reviews

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    The Samurai's grunts.
  

*by S***G on Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2012*

Steven Turnbull, one of the few western experts on pre-modern Japanese warfare, authored this Osprey title on the Ashigaru - the Samurai's commoner foot soldiers. For those such as myself who always picture Japanese warfare as a clash between armies of noble Samurai warriors, one will learn a great deal from this work on the Ashigaru.The author begins with the origins of the Ashigaru as part-time soldiers hired for a single campaign who were indifferently equipped and of marginal use on the battlefield. They evolved over time into a professional and important military arm of Daimyo armies. In time, they became the lowest rung on the Samurai hierarchy. Their equipment varied from era to era to include swords, pikes and even firelock muskets first introduced by Portuguese merchants.The author does a very good job of showing what life was like for the Ashigaru - on campaign and in battle. They author relates their training, their food, their changing status within armies and society and their equipment in regards to both weapons and armor and what was expected of Ashigaru formations in battle.This is a very good primer not only on the Ashigaru, but on Japanese warfare and how it changed over time. As one can expect from an Osprey title, the color plates and photos are excellent. This book also includes Japanese woodcut images showing Ashigaru in action - in more ways than one! In one, Ashigaru are looting an enemy village and while one carries off various objects another has a young woman over his shoulder!This is a very enlightening work on the Samurai's "grunts" and gets five stars from me.

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    A rare disappointment for Osprey
  

*by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2016*

A rare disappointment for Osprey.  Some good photographs of original weapons and armor, but no new information or insight about the Ashigaru and very mediocre and uninspiring art work.  There are other, much better Osprey books about the Samurai and Ashigaru in their catalog.

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    Five Stars
  

*by R***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2016*

Just as advertised.

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