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“The Last Samurai – The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori” by Mark Ravina This detailed and insightful study of the great Saigo Ichinosuke/Takamori chronicles his beginnings as the eldest sibling of a Samurai family, where he studiously absorbed the writings of Confucius as well as mastered the Samurai martial arts. Possessing a large, well…