In the tempestuous closing decades of the sixteenth century, the Empire of Japan writhes in chaos as the shogunate crumbles and rival warlords battle for supremacy. Warrior monks in their armed citadels block the road to the capital; castles are destroyed, villages plundered, fields put to the torch. Amid this devastation, three men dream of uniting the nation. At one extreme is the charismatic but brutal Nobunaga, whose ruthless ambition crushes all before him. At the opposite pole is the cold, deliberate Ieyasu, wise in counsel, brave in battle, mature beyond his years.
- ISBN10 1568364288
- ISBN13 9781568364285
- Publish Date 3 August 2012 (first published 31 December 1995)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Kodansha America, Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 944
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781568364285