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The Battles of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, and Twelve Years of War for Shinano
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ISBN13: 9798177724225
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Dawn, 1561. Twelve thousand Takeda soldiers reach the summit of Saijōsan to crush a sleeping enemy, and find the camp empty.
Below them, in the mist on the plain of Hachimanbara, the army of Echigo is already falling on their lord. Before the day ends, more than eight thousand men will lie dead, and Takeda Shingen will have lost his own brother.
Below them, in the mist on the plain of Hachimanbara, the army of Echigo is already falling on their lord. Before the day ends, more than eight thousand men will lie dead, and Takeda Shingen will have lost his own brother.
The Battles of Kawanakajima tells the full story of the twelve-year struggle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, two of the most legendary warlords of Sengoku Japan. From the fall of Katsurao in 1553, through a 200-day standoff on the Sai River and winter strikes across snowbound passes, to the silent final confrontation of 1564, it shows how a divided province became the most contested ground in eastern Japan.
Few people know that the most famous moment of all, Kenshin's sword striking Shingen's war fan, may never have happened. Here is the hidden truth behind the legend, told alongside the evidence.
Inside, you will discover:
How Shingen won land while Kenshin won battles
What really happened on the morning at Hachimanbara
Why castles, river crossings, and shifting loyalties mattered more than any charge
How chroniclers, painters, and poets turned a war into a legend
It is for samurai enthusiasts, readers of Japanese military history, and anyone planning to walk the battlefield at Nagano or seeking the real story behind the most famous rivalry of the warring states. What you're about to discover will change how you see the samurai age.
Few people know that the most famous moment of all, Kenshin's sword striking Shingen's war fan, may never have happened. Here is the hidden truth behind the legend, told alongside the evidence.
Inside, you will discover:
How Shingen won land while Kenshin won battles
What really happened on the morning at Hachimanbara
Why castles, river crossings, and shifting loyalties mattered more than any charge
How chroniclers, painters, and poets turned a war into a legend
It is for samurai enthusiasts, readers of Japanese military history, and anyone planning to walk the battlefield at Nagano or seeking the real story behind the most famous rivalry of the warring states. What you're about to discover will change how you see the samurai age.
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