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Admiral Togo: Nelson of the East
Jonathan Clements
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Description for Admiral Togo: Nelson of the East
Paperback. Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934) was born into a feudal society that had lived in seclusion for 250 years. Delving beyond Togo's finest hour at the Battle of Tsushima, this title portrays the life of a diffident Japanese sailor in Victorian Britain. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934) was born into a feudal society that had lived in seclusion for 250 years. As a teenage samurai, he witnessed the destruction wrought upon his native land by British warships. As the legendary Silent Admiral, he was at the forefront of innovations in warfare, pioneering the Japanese use of modern gunnery and wireless communication. He is best known as the Nelson of the East for his resounding victory over the Tsar's navy in the Russo-Japanese War, but he also lived a remarkable life studying at a British maritime college, witnessing the Sino-French War, the Hawaiian Revolution, and ... Read more
Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934) was born into a feudal society that had lived in seclusion for 250 years. As a teenage samurai, he witnessed the destruction wrought upon his native land by British warships. As the legendary Silent Admiral, he was at the forefront of innovations in warfare, pioneering the Japanese use of modern gunnery and wireless communication. He is best known as the Nelson of the East for his resounding victory over the Tsar's navy in the Russo-Japanese War, but he also lived a remarkable life studying at a British maritime college, witnessing the Sino-French War, the Hawaiian Revolution, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906598624
SKU
V9781906598624
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About Jonathan Clements
Jonathan Clements studied Chinese and Japanese at the University of Leeds, before re- ceiving a Master's degree from the University of Stirling. He has written books on many prominent figures in Asian history, including Marco Polo, Chairman Mao, Confucius, Empress Wu and the First Emperor of China. He is also the author of two of the Mak- ... Read more
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