Strongholds of the Samurai: Japanese Castles 250-1877

This is a well written book by Stephen Turnbull about the history and evolution of Japanese castles and fortified temples. The book covers from the early Nara-Heian era all the way up to fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The book is well illustrated, photographed, mapped and written. Anyone with passing interest in Japanese Samurai history will find this book to be a very good basic source of reference.....


Type: Book
Author: Stephen Turnbull 
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