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Matthew Legare has always loved reading, writing, and history. He’s combined his passions to tell stories set during little-known, but fascinating, events of the past. His style is a smooth blend of old pulp magazines and contemporary thrillers, which makes for a pulsating read.

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	Shadows of Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe / Inspector Aizawa #1) 3.98 avg rating — 473 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smoke Over Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe / Inspector Aizawa #2) 4.23 avg rating — 318 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shanghai Twilight (Tom Lai #1) 3.89 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treason in Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe / Inspector Aizawa #3) 4.35 avg rating — 220 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reds and Whites (Tom Lai # 2) 4.12 avg rating — 168 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets Beneath Tokyo (Reiko Watanabe/Inspector Aizawa Book 4) 4.32 avg rating — 114 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An American Putsch (Max Dietrich Book 1) 4.25 avg rating — 102 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poison Across Tokyo (Inspector Aizawa Crime Novellas Book 1) 4.47 avg rating — 51 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Osprey’s Japanese Armies 1868 – 1877 – The Boshin War and Satsuma Rebellion

Osprey Publishing has become synonymous (in my mind at least) for quality research into military history of all time periods, throughout the world. It should come as no surprise that I immediately picked up Osprey’s latest title Japanese Armies 1868 – 1877 by Gabriele Esposito and illustrated by Giuseppe Rave, which covers the Boshin War and Satsuma Rebellion.

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“Had it really come to this? Blown to bits alongside hundreds of salarymen, bankers, and Masaru Ryusaki’s protégé?”
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“Had it really come to this? Blown to bits alongside hundreds of salarymen, bankers, and Masaru Ryusaki’s protégé?”
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“An eerie silence permeated the Okamura Estate as Katsuro entered.”
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“I always knew you to be the type of a man who would forsake honor for vanity.”
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“I’m thinking of an old American delicacy. Have either of you gentlemen had chop suey before?”
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“Reiko Watanabe and Inspector Aizawa will be back for Treason in Tokyo!”
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