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47 Ronin by John Allyn; Stephen Turnbull (Foreword by)
Category: Non Fiction
Japan's most celebrated tale of honor, loyalty, and revenge--and the basis for the 2013 Hollywood feature film, starring Keanu Reeves--47 Ronin is the epic tale of a heroic band of Samurai warriors who defied the Japanese Emperor and avenged the honor of their fallen master. The story begins in 1701 w ...Show more
Katana : The Samurai Sword by Stephen Turnbull
Category: Cap Link Damages SPECIALS | Series: Weapon
The Samurai sword of Japan is probably the finest edged weapon ever made. This volume by leading Samurai expert Stephen Turnbull reveals the story of how and why it achieved this distinction. Particular attention is paid to the development of the familiar curved blade from the original straight blades, ...Show more
Ninja: Unmasking the Myth by Stephen Turnbull
Category: Young Adult
The ninja is a well-known phenomenon in Japanese military culture, a fighter who is widely regarded as the world's greatest exponent of secret warfare. He infiltrates castles, gathers vital intelligence and wields a deadly knife in the dark. His easily recognizable image is that of a secret agent or ass ...Show more
Ninja - Unmasking the Myth by Stephen Turnbull
Category: History
The ninja is a well-known phenomenon in Japanese military culture, a fighter who is widely regarded as the world's greatest exponent of secret warfare. He infiltrates castles, gathers vital intelligence and wields a deadly knife in the dark. His easily recognizable image is that of a secret agent or ass ...Show more
Ninja: Unofficial Secret Manual by Stephen Turnbull
Category: Sports and Hobbies
Ninjas--Japan's famous black-clad spies, saboteurs, and undercover fighters, equipped with superb martial arts skills and an uncanny aptitude for sneakiness--are the stuff of myth and legend. In the present day, movies, comic books, theme parks, and computer games have all been dedicated to the ninja. F ...Show more
Pirate : The Buccaneer's Unofficial Manual by Stephen Turnbull
Category: Non-Fiction
A lively yet historically accurate guide: how to dress like a pirate, what to expect of life on the high seas, and how to capture treasure
SAMURAI by TURNBULL STEPHEN
Category: Fiction
The world of the samurai, the legendary elite warrior cult of old Japan, has long been associated solely with military history and has remained a mystery to the general reader. In this paperback edition, Stephen Turnbull, the world's leading authority on the samurai, goes beyond the battlefield to paint ...Show more
Samurai by Stephen Turnbull
Category: Children's
Young samurai, do you wish to obtain the martial skills to master the Way of the Warrior? The strategic know-how to lay siege to a castle? The Zenlike composure to conduct a tea ceremony? This witty, informative and unique guide to the samurai class of early modern Japan is presented in the guise of a t ...Show more
Samurai - An Illustrated History by Stephen R. Turnbull
Category: Military
Samurai tells the story of the courageous and highly disciplined fighting men of this time, showing how they evolved from the promitive fighters o fthe seventh century into an invicible military caste with a fearsome reputation. << In the early seventh century, the samurai rose to prominence durin ...Show more
Samurai: The story of Japan's noble warriors by Stephen Turnbull
Category: History
Samurai tells the fascinating story of the courageous fighting men of early Japan, showing how they developed from the primitive fighters of the seventh century into an invincible military caste with a fearsome reputation. It describes their place in history as they became a noble army frequently used i ...Show more
The Revenge of the 47 Ronin - Edo 1703 by Stephen Turnbull
Category: Fiction
"The Revenge of the 47 Ronin - Edo 1702".