"English language books on the Boshin War?" Topic

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Glengarry5	29 Apr 2022 6:00 p.m. PST
Are there any? I have the Osprey MAA and have read political accounts about the Boshin War (lots and lots of negotiations) but very little sources of information on the war itself outside of Wikipedia. Are there any?
Schlesien	29 Apr 2022 8:31 p.m. PST
Specific to the naval aspect of the war: Warships of the Late Tokugawa Conflicts: Japan (1853-1870) by William Eugene Warner
Grand Dragon	30 Apr 2022 3:45 a.m. PST
The only two books I know that might be useful are 'Meiji 1868 Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Japan' by Paul Akamatsu, and 'Samurai Revolution' by Romulus Hillsborough which covers the period 1868-1877.
Glengarry5	30 Apr 2022 10:08 a.m. PST
Grand Dragon, I've read them both, the latter quite recently!

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