Stephen Turnbull
Stephen Richard Turnbull (born 6 February 1948) is a British academic, historian and writer.[1] He is a specialist in Far Eastern military history. He is best known for his writing about the samurai of Japan.
Early life
[change | change source]Turnbull earned a degree at Cambridge University.[2]
Further studies led to his earning an MA in Theology and an MA in Military History. He was awarded a PhD from the University of Leeds.[2]
Career
[change | change source]Turnbull is a lecturer in Far Eastern Religions at Leeds.[3]
Selected works
[change | change source]In an overview of writings by and about Louis-Frédéric, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 100+ works in 400+ publications in 15 languages and 15,000+ library holdings.[4]
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- Samurai armies, 1550–1615,[permanent dead link] 1979
- The Mongols,[permanent dead link] 1980
- The Book of the Samurai, 1982
- The Book of the Medieval Knight, 1985
- Samurai Warriors,[permanent dead link] 1987
- Samurai Warlords: The Book of the Daimyō,[permanent dead link] 1989
- Ninja: The True Story of Japan's Secret Warrior Cult, 1991
- The Samurai: A Military History, 1996
- Samurai Warfare,[permanent dead link] 1997
- The Samurai Sourcebook,[permanent dead link] 1998
- Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the Barricades,[permanent dead link] 2000
- Ashigaru 1467–1649: Weapons, Armour, Tactics,[permanent dead link] 2001
- The Knight Triumphant: The High Middle Ages, 1314–1485, 2001
- Samurai Heraldry,[permanent dead link] 2002
- Samurai Invasion: Japan's Korean War, 1592–1598,[permanent dead link] 2002
- War in Japan: 1467–1615,[permanent dead link] 2002
- Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190–1400,[permanent dead link] 2003
- Japanese castles, 1540–1640,[permanent dead link] 2003
- Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949–1603,[permanent dead link] 2003
- Kawanakajima 1553–1564: Samurai Power Struggle,[permanent dead link] 2003
- Ninja AD 1460–1650,[permanent dead link] 2003
- Tannenberg 1410: Disaster for the Teutonic Knights, 2003
- The Walls of Constantinople: AD 324–1453,[permanent dead link] 2004
- Warriors of Medieval Japan,[permanent dead link] 2005
- Samurai Commanders, 2005
- Samurai: the world of the warrior,[permanent dead link] 2006
- The Samurai Swordsman: Master of War, 2008
Honors
[change | change source]- British Association for Japanese Studies, Cannon Prize.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Library of Congress (LOC), Turnbull, Stephen R.; retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Turnbull, Stephen R. (2005). Samurai Commanders, p. 2.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ University of Leeds, Dr. Stephen Turnbull probile Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ WorldCat Identities: Turnbull, Stephen R.