*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading On September 25, 1877, on a rain-soaked, muddy field in Kagoshima, Japan, a small group of proud samurai warrior rebels prepared for one Last stand.
They had been shelled by powerful artillery guns and naval cannons rele.
It was early morning, 6:00 a.m., and the remaining 40 samurai warriors still capable of fighting prepared themselves for the glory of death on the battlefield. *Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading On September 25, 1877, on a rain-soaked, muddy field in Kagoshima, Japan, a small group of proud samurai warrior rebels prepared for one Last stand
