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Esposito, Gabriele. Japanese Armies 1868–1877: The Boshin War and Satsuma Rebellion (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury USA, 2020).
Hillsborough, Romulus. Samurai Revolution: The Dawn of Modern Japan Seen Through the Eyes of the Shogun's Last Samurai (Japan: Tuttle Publishing, 2014).
Nitobe, Inazo. Bushido: The Classic Portrait of Samurai Martial Culture (Japan: Tuttle Publishing, 2011).
Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai: A Military History (United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2013).
Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai: The World of the Warrior (Oxford: Bloomsbury USA, 2003).
Tsuzuki, Chushichi. The Pursuit of Power in Modern Japan 1825-1995 (United Kingdom: OUP Oxford, 2000).
Wert, Michael. Samurai: A Concise History (United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2019)
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Sources:
Esposito, Gabriele. Japanese Armies 1868–1877: The Boshin War and Satsuma Rebellion (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury USA, 2020).
Hillsborough, Romulus. Samurai Revolution: The Dawn of Modern Japan Seen Through the Eyes of the Shogun's Last Samurai (Japan: Tuttle Publishing, 2014).
Nitobe, Inazo. Bushido: The Classic Portrait of Samurai Martial Culture (Japan: Tuttle Publishing, 2011).
Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai: A Military History (United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2013).
Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai: The World of the Warrior (Oxford: Bloomsbury USA, 2003).
Tsuzuki, Chushichi. The Pursuit of Power in Modern Japan 1825-1995 (United Kingdom: OUP Oxford, 2000).
Wert, Michael. Samurai: A Concise History (United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2019)
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Paths of a Samurai - Mandala Dreams
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