Contents
List of Photographs
Map of Japan
Map of Edo and Vicinity
Map of Kyōto
Map of Ezo
Note on Japanese Pronunciation
Author’s Note
Preface
Prologue
Historical Background
Loyal and Patriotic Corps
Newly Selected Corps
Of Insult and Retribution
The Purge
A Propensity to Kill
Slaughter at the Ikéda’ya
A Tale of Bushidō
Battle at the Forbidden Gates
Return of a Hero
Endings and Transformations
Blood at the Crossroads
Of Outrage, Fury, and Inexorable Fate
Civil War
The Peasant as Feudal Lord
Of Defeat, Disgrace, and Apotheosis
Epilogue: Hijikata’s Last Fight
Appendix I
Appendix II: The Survivors
Table of Era Names and Their Corresponding Years in Western Chronology
Glossary of Japanese Terms
Bibliography
Source Notes
Index
