The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609 by Stephen Turnbull

The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609

Raid #6

Stephen Turnbull with Donato Spedaliere (Illustrator)

64 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history informative fast-paced
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A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Rykkyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two po...

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