Stephen Turnbull (historian)

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Stephen Richard Turnbull (born 6 February 1948) is a British historian concentrating on Japanese military history, especially the samurai period, and has published numerous books.^[1][2] He provides information and advice to media organisations about Japan.^[2]

Biography

Turnbull attended Cambridge University where he gained his first degree. He currently holds 2 MAs in Theology and Military History and a PhD^{[clarification needed]} from the University of Leeds where he is a lecturer in Far Eastern Religions.^[2]

He was on the editorial board of the short-lived Medieval History Magazine (2003–2005), which was published in association with the Royal Armouries. He was a consultant for the widely successful PC game Shogun: Total War and also its well-received sequel Total War: Shogun 2, both products of Creative Assembly, as well as historical advisor on the Hollywood film 47 Ronin starring Keanu Reeves.^[3][4] He was also a narrator for the Netflix documentary series Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan in 2021.^[4]

He became semi-retired, but holds the post of Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies at Akita International University in Japan.^[2]

Selected works

• 1979 – Samurai armies, 1550–1615. London: Osprey Publishing.
  ISBN 978-0-85045-302-7; OCLC 6489751
  • reprinted by Osprey, 2003: OCLC 225518299
• 1980 – The Mongols. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
  ISBN 978-0-85045-372-0
• 1982 – The Book of the Samurai. Leicester, England: Magna Books.
  ISBN 978-0-948509-30-8; OCLC 15875673
• 1985 – The Book of the Medieval Knight. London: Arms and Armour Press.
  ISBN 978-0-85368-715-3; OCLC 12501653
  .
• 1987 – Samurai Warriors.[
  ISBN 978-0-7137-1767-9; OCLC 17551861
• 1989 – Samurai Warlords: The Book of the Daimyō.[
  ISBN 978-0-7137-2003-7; OCLC 22628902
• 1991 – Ninja: The True Story of Japan's Secret Warrior Cult. Poole, Dorset: Firebird Books.
  ISBN 978-1-85314-109-6; OCLC 24701255
• 1996 – The Samurai: A Military History. London:
  ISBN 978-1-873410-38-7
• 1997 – Samurai Warfare.[
  ISBN 978-1-85409-432-2; OCLC 38030598
• 1998 – The Samurai Sourcebook.[
  ISBN 978-1-85409-371-4; OCLC 60220867
  • reprinted by
    ISBN 978-1-85409-523-7; OCLC 59400034
• 2000 – Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the Barricades.[
  ISBN 978-1-85532-619-4
• 2001 – Ashigaru 1467–1649: Weapons, Armour, Tactics.[
  ISBN 978-1-84176-149-7
• 2001 – The Knight Triumphant: The High Middle Ages, 1314–1485. London: Cassell.
  ISBN 978-0-304-35971-4; OCLC 51108644
• 2002 – Samurai Heraldry.[
  ISBN 978-1-84176-304-0
• 2002 – Samurai Invasion: Japan's Korean War, 1592–1598.[
  ISBN 978-0-304-35948-6
• 2002 – War in Japan: 1467–1615.[
  ISBN 978-1-84176-480-1
• 2003 – Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190–1400. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
  ISBN 978-1-84176-523-5
• 2002 – Fighting Ships of the Far East (1): China and Southeast Asia, 202 BC-AD 1419.[
  ISBN 978-1-84176-386-6
• 2003 – Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea AD 612-1639.[
  ISBN 978-1-84176-478-8
• 2003 – Japanese castles, 1540–1640.[
  ISBN 978-1-84176-429-0
• 2003 – Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949–1603.[
  ISBN 978-1-84176-573-0
• 2003 – Kawanakajima 1553–1564: Samurai Power Struggle.[
  ISBN 978-1-84176-562-4
• 2003 – Ninja AD 1460–1650.[
  ISBN 978-1-84176-525-9
• 2003 – Tannenberg 1410: Disaster for the Teutonic Knights. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
  ISBN 978-1-84176-561-7; OCLC 51779463
• 2003 – Samurai: The World of the Warrior. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
  ISBN 978-1-84176-740-6
• 2004 – The Walls of Constantinople: AD 324–1453.[
  ISBN 978-1-84176-759-8
• 2004 – Samurai: The Story of Japan's Greatest Warriors. London: PRC Publishing Ltd.
  ISBN 978-1-85648-703-0
  • reprinted by Metro Books, 2013
• 2005 – Warriors of Medieval Japan.[
  ISBN 978-1-84603-220-2
• 2005 – Samurai Commanders. Oxford:
  ISBN 1-84176-743-3
• 2007 – The Great Wall of China 221 BC - AD 1644 Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
  ISBN 978-1-84603-004-8
• 2008 – The Samurai Swordsman: Master of War. London: Frontline Books.
  OCLC 181927617
• 2010 – Katana: The Samurai Sword. Oxford: Osprey Publishibg
  ISBN 978-1-84908-151-1
• 2011 – The Revenge of the 47 Ronin. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
  ISBN 978-1-84908-427-7
• 2016 – The Genpei War 1180-85: The Great Samurai Civil War. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
  ISBN 978-1-47281-384-8
• 2017 – Ninja: Unmasking the Myth Casemate Publishers.
  ISBN 978-1-47385-042-2