The World Goes to War, Part 1
The assassination of an Austrian Archduke sparks a chain reaction which would ignite a global conflict on a scale never seen before.
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The Siege of Osaka
When conflict erupted at last between Toyotomi Hideyori and Tokugawa Ieyasu, the resulting battles would decide the political future of Japan for hundreds of years to come. However, in spite of the reduction they had experienced at the Shogun’s hands, the Toyotomi Clan was still able to raise significant numbers of troops.
The Fall of the Ashikaga
Beleaguered and surrounded by enemies, Oda Nobunaga nearly fell into a deadly trap while seeking battle against the Asakura Clan of northern Omi Province. Then the Takeda Clan started stabbing westward, seeking to liberate the shogun from the grasp of Nobunaga. The drama would end, however, with Yoshiaki’s removal and subsequent exile from Kyoto, thus marking the end of the Ashikaga Shogunate.
The Genkō War, Part I
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