The Samurai

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Dramatis Personae x
5. Preamble
6. An Execution 3
7. One
8. Destinies Entwined 21
9. Pirate War 34
10. “War Is the Art of Deception” 45
11. The Wrath of Heaven 54
12. The Samurai 60
13. The General 68
14. The Sea King 82
15. Heaven Has Not Tired of Chaos on Earth 99
16. Two
17. An Extreme and Terrifying Storm 111
18. A Foggy Morning 117
19. Koxinga’s Victories 124
20. Parleys and Capitulations 137
21. The Castle 152
22. An Assault 165
23. A Summer of Misery 181
24. Relief from the Sea 194
25. Three
26. The Fleet 207
27. A Foolish Attack 218
28. The Defectors 227
29. Koxinga Closes In 239
30. The Accidental Embassy 250
31. Acrimony 269
32. The Last Battle 278
33. Surrender 290
34. A Mad Death 298
35. Closing
36. Epilogues and Conclusions 307
37. Acknowledgments 331
38. Notes 335
39. References 399
40. Index 423