James Field

James Field was born in England in 1959. After attending college in Wales, he began his professional career in 1982 making models for museums and Welsh TV. An interest in the Samurai led to his first major book, Samurai Warriors, written by Stephen Turnbull. Further books with Turnbull followed, on military history, Roman armor, medieval history and the Samurai. Well known for his images of Samurai warriors, Field also illustrated Real Samurai, also published by Enchanted Lion Books.