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The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps
- Author
- Romulus Hillsborough
- Narrator
- Eric Michael Summerer
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 10 August 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Asian history, History
What to expect
This book recounts the fascinating tales of political intrigue, murder, and mayhem surrounding the fearsome Shinsengumi, including:
● 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
● The bloody assassination of Serizawa Kamo, the Shinsengumi leader, under highly suspicious circumstances
● The final tumultuous battles of the civil war in which the Shinsengumi fought and died in a series of doomed last stands
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Details
- Author
- Romulus Hillsborough
- Narrator
- Eric Michael Summerer
- Duration
- 7 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 August 2021
- ISBN
- 9781666129021
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Asian history, History
Synopsis
The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps 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).This book recounts the fascinating tales of political intrigue, murder, and mayhem surrounding the fearsome Shinsengumi, including:● 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● The bloody assassination of Serizawa Kamo, the Shinsengumi leader, under highly suspicious circumstances● The final tumultuous battles of the civil war in which the Shinsengumi fought and died in a series of doomed last stands
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