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Uncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan.

For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders who waged war against one another incessantly. Shogun tells the fascinating story of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the man who finally unified and brought lasting peace to the nation.

The dramatic episodes retold in this book include:
・Ieyasu's crushing victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, the largest battle ever fought in Japan
・His creation of a new form of government with a centralized system of control that allowed his descendants to rule Japan peacefully for the next 15 generations
・Ieyasu's fateful decision to limit the spread of Christianity in Japan, ultimately banning the religion and massacring tens of thousands of ardent believers

This new edition highlights the drama and pageantry of Ieyasu's life and features a new foreword by leading Japanese military historian Alexander Bennett.

将軍徳川家康の生涯（英文版）

戦乱の世を太平し、その後260年続く永続的な平和と安定を築いた徳川家康の生涯を論じます。「竹千代」として人質に捕らえられていた幼少期から、織田信長との軍事同盟の締結に三河国の統一。小牧・長久手の戦いにおける豊臣軍との対峙、そして天下分け目の大決戦である関ヶ原の戦いでの勝利。征夷大将軍に任命された徳川家康は江戸幕府を開き、幕藩体制を構築し、15代続く徳川家の世を作り上げ、その間には現代の日本社会を形作る江戸の文化が栄えました。世界的に見ても類稀なる偉業を成し遂げた徳川家康の魅力溢れる歴史を語ります。

著：A. L. Sadler
A. L. Sadler was Professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Sydney from 1922 to 1948. Among his published works are: The Japanese Tea Ceremony: Cha-no-yu, and translations from Japanese literature, including The Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heike.