Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) from Leeds University. In 1996 he received a PhD from Leeds for his thesis on Japan's 'Hidden Christians'. In its published form the work won the Japan Festival Literary Award in 1998. Having lectured widely in East Asian Studies and Theology he is now retired and pursues an active literary career. His expertise has helped with numerous projects including films, television and the award-winning strategy game Shogun Total War. He acted a special adviser for the 2021 Netflix series Age of Samurai:Battle for Japan. He is also the author of Tanaka 1587: Japan's Greatest Unknown Samurai Battle. Stephen Turnbull's latest research project is an in-depth case study of the remarkable five generations of Hōjō samurai of Odawara.
"The book goes into the archeological search for and the finding of the remains of Tanaka Castle. [It] does a very good job of showing how retainers and lords interacted at the time."-- "A Wargamers Needful Things"
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