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Explore "nobunaga" with insightful episodes like "EP79 Nobunaga's Ambition - BONUS EPISODE 2", "Episode 24 - In Buddha's Name: The Rise and Fall of the Ikko Ikki, Part 2", "EP57 Principled Warfare - Modern Concepts in Medieval Warfare", "EP40 Samurai as Commander - Q&A with Nate Ledbetter" and "EP39 The Narrative and Analysis of the Battle of Nagashino" from podcasts like ""Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast", "History of Japan", "Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast", "Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast" and "Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast"" and more!

Episodes (51)

EP79 Nobunaga's Ambition - BONUS EPISODE 2

Welcome to the second bonus episode from the history podcast that never was, Chris and Forest talk Japanese history (often while drinking beer). Because the original concept was to create a seperate podcast, it should be stated that opinions expressed are their own, and do not reflect the views of anyone not present for this podcast.

And with that - Regardless of whether you think of Oda Nobunaga as a hero or villain, it can't be disputed that he was a brutal tyrant responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of men, women, and children on his quest to unify Japan under his control. Was Nobunaga simply a product of his era, or was there something more to the man who built a path towards national unification with the gilded skulls of his enemies? We look at the life of Oda Nobunaga, and try to shed some light on his outlook and ambitions.

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enDecember 21, 2013

Episode 24 - In Buddha's Name: The Rise and Fall of the Ikko Ikki, Part 2

We'll be wrapping up our discussion of the Ikko Ikki this week, as the unstoppable force of the militant wing of Jodo Shinshu meets the immovable objects of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga. What follows is a tale of treachery, war, and revenge worthy of an HBO miniseries.

enSeptember 22, 2013

EP57 Principled Warfare - Modern Concepts in Medieval Warfare

In this episode, Nate talks about his five-part blog series Principled Warfare, where he looks at examining premodern Japanese warfare through the lens of the modern US military's 12 Principles of Joint Operations. You can find Nate at his blog, The Sengoku Field Manual: http://sengokufieldmanual.blogspot.com/

Mentioned in this podcast:

Principled Warfare: Samurai Combat Done Right (and Wrong)
http://shogun-yashiki.blogspot.com/2012/08/greetings-once-again-samurai-archives.html

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enDecember 19, 2012

EP40 Samurai as Commander - Q&A with Nate Ledbetter

In this episode we finish off our battle of Nagashino series with an interview and Q&A with Nate Ledbetter, author of "Samurai as Commander: The Battle of Nagashino (1575) and the Military Decision-Making Process". The focus of our interview today is the battle itself.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Higuchi Takaharu. Karyoku no Tairyô Tônyû o Kyodai na Senryoku Toshite Katsuyô. Nagashino no Tatakai. Tokyo: Gakken Publishing, 2010. Print. Pp 72-77.

Higuchi Takaharu. Saigo ni Ketteida wo Ataeta Kiba Gundan ha Sonzai Shita!Nagashino no Tatakai. Tokyo: Gakken Publishing, 2010. Print. Pp. 66-71.

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enMarch 25, 2012

EP39 The Narrative and Analysis of the Battle of Nagashino

In this episode, Nate gives a narrative of the events of the battle of Nagashino, and his analysis of what happened on the battlefield. Find out how the battlefield was set up, troops arrayed, and how the battle went down in the 5th month of 1575.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Elisonas, J. and Lamers, J. The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga BRILL (June 22, 2011) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/9004201629

Sadler, A.L. Shogun: The Life of Tokugawa Ieyasu Tuttle Publishing (July 10, 2009) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/4805310421

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enMarch 11, 2012

EP38 The Military Decision Making Process in Analyzing Nagashino

This episode we interview Nate about using the US Military’s Military Decision Making Process as a tool to analyze the battle of Nagashino and other sengoku period battles.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Lamers, Jeroen. Japonius Tyrannus: The Japanese Warlord Oda Nobunaga Reconsidered Hotei Publishing (November 2001)
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enFebruary 26, 2012

EP23 Intro to Japanese History P14 - The Wars of Oda Nobunaga

From the 1550's until his death in 1582, Oda Nobunaga was involved in constant warfare. One by one, the major Daimyo of his era - the Imagawa, the Takeda, the Asai and Asakura and others - fell before his armies. This episode, we give a concise history of Nobunaga's ambition to unify the country under his rule, from the pivotal battle of Okehazama that first put him on the national stage, to his betrayal at the hands of Akechi Mitsuhide.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Lamers, Jeroen. Japonius Tyrannus: The Japanese Warlord Oda Nobunaga Reconsidered Hotei Publishing (November 2001) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/9074822223

Neilson, David Society at War: Eyewitness Accounts of Sixteenth Century Japan PhD Dissertation University of Oregon, 2007 http://gradworks.umi.com/32/85/3285619.html

Yoshikawa, Eiji. Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan Kodansha Amer Inc; 1st edition (September 1992) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/4770026099

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enOctober 24, 2011

EP22 Intro to Japanese History P13 - Sengoku Daimyo Who’s Who

For the 13th episode of our Introduction to Japanese History series, we present a "Who's Who" of Daimyo of the later Sengoku period. We cover the big names of the Sengoku, the Daimyo that anyone who has an interest in the Samurai would have heard of, and is a primer for those who are new to the Samurai. Introduced in this podcast are Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, and others.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Lamers, Jeroen. Japonius Tyrannus: The Japanese Warlord Oda Nobunaga Reconsidered Hotei Publishing (November 2001) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/9074822223

Neilson, David Society at War: Eyewitness Accounts of Sixteenth Century Japan PhD Dissertation University of Oregon, 2007 http://gradworks.umi.com/32/85/3285619.html

Samurai Archives Blog: The Death of Takeda Shingen - A Translation http://shogun-yashiki.blogspot.com/2011/04/death-of-takeda-shingen-translation.html

Samurai Archives Blog: Interview with John Bender, Sengoku Student and Analyst http://shogun-yashiki.blogspot.com/2009/05/interview-with-john-bender-sengoku.html

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enOctober 16, 2011

EP21 Intro to Japanese History P12 - The Early Sengoku Period

After the Onin war in the mid-late 15th century, the centralized power of the Ashikaga Shogunate collapsed, leaving the field open to anyone ambitious and powerful enough to make a grab for power. During the first half of the Sengoku period (approximately 1477-1560) there was massive consolidation as daimyo across Japan solidified their power bases and battled for land and resources. The lack of central government left individual clans to fend for themselves, and in the ensuing chaos many would rise and fall in epic battles that anyone familiar with the pop-culture representations of the Samurai in Movies and Anime would recognize.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Morillo, Stephen. Guns and Government: A Comparative Study of Europe and Japan Journal of World History, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Spring, 1995), pp. 75-106 http://www.jstor.org/pss/20078620

Neilson, David Society at War: Eyewitness Accounts of Sixteenth Century Japan PhD Dissertation University of Oregon, 2007 http://gradworks.umi.com/32/85/3285619.html

Toby, Ronald. Review: Rescuing the Nation from History: The State of the State in Early Modern Japan Monumenta Nipponica Vol. 56, No. 2 (Summer, 2001), pp. 197-237 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2668408

Samurai Archives Blog: Interview with John Bender, Sengoku Student and Analyst http://shogun-yashiki.blogspot.com/2009/05/interview-with-john-bender-sengoku.html

Shogun Total War - Gold Edition (Game)

Sengoku(Game)

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enOctober 09, 2011

EP06 Samurai Behaving Badly - Disloyalty

Everyone is familiar with the classic image of the honorable Samurai, fearless in the face of death and ardently adhering to the tenets of Bushido, so we've decided give a counterpoint to this image with examples of Samurai deceit, deception, betrayal, and generally dishonorable mayhem. In the first of our Samurai Behaving Badly series, we examine concepts of loyalty - loyalty to clan, lord, and family, with examples of grievous disloyalty from the likes of Akechi Mitsuhide, Araki Murashige, Kobayakawa Hideaki, Mori Motonari, Sue Harukata, and the vassals of the unfortunate Besho Yoshichika.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Neilson, David Society at War: Eyewitness Accounts of Sixteenth Century Japan PhD Dissertation University of Oregon, 2007 http://gradworks.umi.com/32/85/3285619.html

Berry, Mary Samurai Trouble: Thoughts on War and Loyalty. The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol 64, No. 4, 2005 http://www.jstor.org/pss/25075901

Friday, Karl Bushido or Bull? A Medieval Historian's Perspective on the Imperial Army and the Japanese Warrior Tradition. The History Teacher, Vol 27, No. 3, 1994 http://www.jstor.org/pss/494774

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enJune 06, 2011

The Council of Six - No Bob Doles Were Harmed in the Making of this Podcast

Minor technical difficulties hindered us in the beginning, but we get back into the swing of not being in the swing of things. ALL ACCORDING TO PLAN!

enNovember 07, 2010

The Council of Six - Here Comes.... The Crimson Chin!

We get a lot of backlogged content out front and out of the way, and we cover a lot of the 4.0.1 content in this episode.

enOctober 25, 2010

The Council of Six - Minus a Councilmember, Plus a Councilmember

We're down an Almighty Farseer, but we gain a Dalavesta for this episode, our newest Jr Councilmember. We also have an AP, Canadian Corner, a main topic of changes to sociopolitical environment coming in Cataclysm, and a Geeking Out.

enOctober 01, 2010

The Council of Six - A Name does not a Cult Make

It was tough going because of some major tech issues on Leto's end, but Dunkurk steps in and really picks up. We cover questions, an impressive question about a Cult, the Abstract Polygon, In the Trenches, and a QUICK Loreplay!

enSeptember 17, 2010

The Council of Six - Is that an Old God Under the Crust of that Planet, or are You just Happy to See Me?

We have a heck of a lot of content packed into this episode. Q&A, an Abstract Polygon about DragonCon this year, Canadian Corner talks about games you'd rather watch than play, we get in the trenches with specifics on the Twilight Highlands, Loreplay is more like Difficulty Check with Shinoda and NNJ, and Geeking Out is a lively discussion on the nature of what Geek is.

enSeptember 09, 2010

The Council of Six - A Little Bit of Ancient

We had a few complications this week, but it came out very well anyhow. A little short but very sweet.

enSeptember 01, 2010

The Council of Six - We Had to Get a Folding Chair for This One!

Mr NNJ and Dart44 join us for our Council meeting this week. We answer emails, tell the tale of an epic battle for a councilman's chair, and even get to some new lore on Silverpine Forest.

enAugust 13, 2010

The Council of Six - So, Strixus Walks into Goldshire....

Goldshire patrol, Emails later on, Lively discussion, and Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty

enAugust 06, 2010

The Council of Six - This Week on The Ancient of Lore...

We're at half staff on this episode of the Ancient of Lore (The Council of Six), it works out well though.

enAugust 05, 2010

The Council of Six - Batmon and The Crimson Chin

We talk more Cataclysm updates, we do an Ancient of Lore, In The Trenches, Loreplaying, and Geeking out on this episode. Get in contact with the show by emailing Council@OMFG.fm

enJuly 23, 2010