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A compact, illustrated account of the most decisive battle in Japanese history.
Fought against the ritualised and colourful backdrop of Samurai life, Sekigahara 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.
Table of Contents
The Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
The Sekigahara Campaign
The Sieges
The Battle
The Aftermath
The Campaign in Retrospect
The Battlefield Today
Chronology
A Guide to Further Reading
Wargaming Sekigahara
Product details
| Published | Jan 20 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781472800718 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 58 b/w; 19 col |
| Series | Campaign |
| Short code | CAM 40 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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