S. Turnbull
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The charming true story of a spirited young woman who finds adventure -- and the love of her life -- in Paris.'This isn't like me. I'm not the sort of girl who crosses continents to meet up with a man...
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Arranged by continent for easy reference.Satellite photos of the Earth's most dramatic landscapes.Includes a wide range of recommended websites.Bold modern maps, brightly coloured and clearly labelled...
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The most extensive and famous example of fortification in the world, the Great Wall of China stretches for more than 4,000 miles across inhospitable terrain. Charting its development from construction...
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The landscape of 16th- and 17th-century Japan was dominated by the graceful and imposing castles constructed by the powerful ?daimyo? of the period. In this the most turbulent era in Japanese history,...
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The world of the samurai - the legendary elite warrior cult of old Japan - has for too long been associated solely with military history and has remained a mystery to the general reader. In this excit...
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The Sengoku The Jidai, 'Age of Warring States', is the age of the samurai - the military aristocracy of Japan. This period, which lasted from the outbreak of the Onin War in 1467 to the establishment ...
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The invasions of Korea launched by the dictator Toyotomi Hideyoshi are unique in Japanese history for being the only time that the samurai assaulted a foreign country. Hideyoshi planned to invade and ...
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The fierce loyalty and self-sacrificing attitude of the Samurai have made them both a legend and a cult. Yet, although their military prowess and skills in the martial arts have been studied exhaustiv...
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The first proper fortifications in Japan began to develop with the appearance of the first emperors around 250. Although initially fortifications were simply wooden constructions, as internal strife b...
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Take a fascinating journey through the history of trains, from the early steam engines to the latest high-speed machines, and find out how they work. Clear text, superb photographs and interesting dia...
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In 1467 the Onin War ushered in a period of unrivalled conflict and rivalry in Japan that came to be called the Age of Warring States or Sengoku Jidai. In this book Stephen Turnbull offers a masterly ...
