Admiral Togo: Nelson of the East

by Jonathan Clements

Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934) was born into a feudal society that had lived in seclusion for 250 years. As a teenage samurai, he witnessed the destruction wrought upon his native land by British warships. As the legendary "Silent Admiral", he was at the forefront of innovations in warfare, pioneering the Japanese use of modern gunnery and wireless communication. He is best known as "the Nelson of the East" for his resounding victory over the Tsar's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906598622
• ISBN13: 9781906598624
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Haus Pub.
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.4"