The Samurai Capture a King

Okinawa 1609

A brilliant operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers.
Stephen Turnbull gives a blow-by-blow account of the operation, from the daring Shimazu amphibious landing to their rapid advance overland, and the tactical feigned retreat which saw the Shimazu defeat the Okinawan army and kidnap their king in spectacular fashion.

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The Samurai Capture a King

Okinawa 1609

Stephen Turnbull

£11.99 / US $18.95
ISBN: 978 1 84603 442 8

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