Stephen Turnbull

Stephen Richard Turnbull (born 6 February 1948) is a British academic, historian and writer. He is a specialist in Far Eastern military history. He is best known for his writing about the samurai of Japan.

Early life

Turnbull earned a degree at Cambridge University.

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.

Career

Turnbull is a lecturer in Far Eastern Religions at Leeds.

Selected works

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.

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Samurai armies, 1550–1615, 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

British Association for Japanese Studies, Cannon Prize.

References

↑ Library of Congress (LOC), Turnbull, Stephen R.; retrieved 2012-10-19.
1 2 3 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.

Other websites

Turnbull, Stephen R. at Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Archived 2016-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Library of Congress (LOC), Turnbull, Stephen R.; retrieved 2012-10-19.

[turnbull-2] 1 2 3 Turnbull, Stephen R. (2005). Samurai Commanders, p. 2.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] University of Leeds, Dr. Stephen Turnbull probile Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-10-19.

[4] WorldCat Identities: Turnbull, Stephen R.