Shogunate Grand General

Author: Yagawa
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Following the life of the feudal lord Kagekatsu Kawachi, the book portrays the era of heroes in Japan's Sengoku period, recreating the political transition from chaos to order in late 16th-century Japan. The book provides in-depth portrayals of notable political figures of the same era, such as Imagawa Yoshimoto, Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, as well as detailed descriptions of numerous famous battles of the Sengoku period, including the Sekigahara and Osaka battles. This book is one of three volumes in the "Japanese Historical Series" (the other two being The Last Samurai and Military Statesmen). The series uses accessible language and accurate historical records to explain how Japan's Sengoku period transitioned from chaos to order, how the samurai tradition and power structure of the early modern period were formed, and how this tradition and structure continued to have a profound impact on Japan even before World War II. These three books can be considered a trilogy covering the late Sengoku period to the eve of World War II.