Ashigaru 1467–1649 by Stephen Turnbull, Howard Gerrard

64 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective slow-paced
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The ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. Although recruited first to swell an army's numbers and paid only by loot, the samurai began to realise their worth, particularly with arquebuses and spears, until well-trained ashigaru made up a v...

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