Table of Contents

Nagashino and the age of war; the Takeda clan; opposing commanders; opposing armies; opposing plans; the siege of Nagashino castle; the battle of Nagashino; aftermath; military lessons of Nagashino; the battlefield today.

About the Author

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 Men-at-Arms 86 Samurai Armies 1550-1615.