Real Ninja: Over 20 True Stories of Japan's Secret Assassins

by Stephen Turnbull, James Field (Illustrations)

A book where parents and kids can get the real story behind these masters of deception.

48 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

Stephen Richard Turnbull is British a historian specializing in eastern military history, especially the samurai of Japan. His books are mainly on Japanese and Mongolian subjects. He attended Cambridge University where he gained his first degree. He currently holds an MA in Theology, MA in Military History and a PhD from the University of Leeds where he is currently a lecturer in Far Eastern Religions. He has also written a number of books on other medieval topics. He is semi-retired but still holds the post of Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies at Akita International University in Japan.