audiobook A Boy in the Peninsular War (Napoleonic Library) by Robert Blakeney in History

Description

Osprey's Campaign title for Sekigahara (1600); which was the most decisive battle in Japanese history. Fought against the ritualised and colourful backdrop of Samurai life; it was the culmination of a long-standing power struggle between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hashiba Hideyoshi; two of the most powerful men in Japan. Armies of the two sides met on the plain of Sekigahara on 21 October 1600; in thick fog and deep mud. By the end of the day 40;000 heads had been taken and Ieyasu was master of Japan. Within three years the Emperor would grant him the title he sought – Shogun. This title describes the campaign leading up to this great battle and examines Sekigahara; including the forces and personalities of the two major sides and that of the turncoat Kobayakawa Hideaki.