<b><i>"Power to them meant everything. It was founded on courage, which begot honor. And by this courage and for this honor they fought to the death."</i></b><br><br><i>The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps</i> tells the thrilling story of the Shinsengumi—the legendary corps of Samurai warriors tasked with keeping order in Kyoto during the final chaotic years of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1600-1868).<br><br><b>This book recounts the fascinating tales of political intrigue, murder and mayhem surrounding the fearsome Shinsengumi, including:</b><ul><li>The infamous slaughter at Ikidaya Inn where, after learning of a plan to torch the city, a group of Shinsengumi viciously attacked and killed a group of anti-Tokugawa plotters</li><li>The bloody assassination of Serizawa Kamo, the Shinsengumi leader, under highly suspicious circumstances</li><li>The final tumultuous battles of the civil war in which the Shinsengumi fought and died in a series of doomed last stands</li></ul><br>Author and Samurai history expert Romulus Hillsborough uses letters, memoirs, interviews and eyewitness accounts to paint a vivid picture of the Shinsengumi, their origins, violent methods and the colorful characters that led the group.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
256 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Tuttle Publishing |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2021-03-02 |
| ISBN |
9784805315460 |
