The Ghost of Namamugi : Charles Lenox Richardson and the Anglo-Satsuma War, Hardback Book

The Ghost of Namamugi : Charles Lenox Richardson and the Anglo-Satsuma War Hardback

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In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama.

One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash.

This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of British imperial expansion in East Asia.

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