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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John ManPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.295kg ISBN: 9780062202673ISBN 10: 0062202677 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 18 February 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAn engaging look at the final days of a military elite. --Shelf Awareness Exciting, surprising, and moving. ... A well-written saga --Booklist With a relaxed and honest prose style [Man] slashes through the thicket of 19th-century Japanese politics with the keenness of a samurai's tempered steel blade. --The Daily Express A well-written piece of history with an easy storyteller's rhythm and plenty of intrigue. Readers will quickly realize that the author is well-versed in Far Eastern history, but he also accommodates new discoveries and insights. ... Smooth, sophisticated history writing. --Kirkus Reviews Exciting, surprising, and moving. ... A well-written saga --Booklist An engaging look at the final days of a military elite. --Shelf Awareness """With a relaxed and honest prose style [Man] slashes through the thicket of 19th-century Japanese politics with the keenness of a samurai's tempered steel blade."" -- The Daily Express ""A well-written piece of history with an easy storyteller's rhythm and plenty of intrigue. Readers will quickly realize that the author is well-versed in Far Eastern history, but he also accommodates new discoveries and insights. ... Smooth, sophisticated history writing."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""Exciting, surprising, and moving. ... A well-written saga"" -- Booklist ""An engaging look at the final days of a military elite."" -- Shelf Awareness" Author InformationJohn Man is the author of Attila, Genghis Khan, The Great Wall, Gobi: Tracking the Desert, Ninja, Samurai, and other works. Educated at Oxford and the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies, he was awarded Mongolia's Friendship Medal in 2007. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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