Dr. Nyri A. BakkalianMar 13
The emperor's brocade banner appears on the battlefield south of Kyoto. The Tokugawa army shatters, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu flees to a US warship. And we examine a likely reason anglophone scholarship is reluctant to cover the war. #IntoTheScaleOfBattle Ep. 4 is "Force Multiplier." https://riverside-wings.com/2026/03/13/friday-night-history-140-s5e4-force-multiplier/
Dr. Nyri A. BakkalianMar 6
An overconfident, disorganized Tokugawa force blunders its way into battle at Fushimi and Lower Toba against the Satsuma-Choshu men. Soon, the latter receive a force multiplier so memorable that even Gilbert and Sullivan immortalized it. #IntoTheScaleOfBattle Ep. 3 is "Shots Fired" https://riverside-wings.com/2026/03/06/friday-night-history-139-s5e3-shots-fired/
(Friday Night History) #139 (S5E3)- “Shots Fired”

Support this podcast! Subscribe at patreon.com/riversidewings “As I anticipated in my last communication to you, war has actually commenced between the Tycoon and Satsuma representing the Mik…

"North Star Forever!"
Dr. Nyri A. BakkalianFeb 27

A strange interregnum follows Tokugawa Yoshinobu's resignation. Satsuma and Choshu fan the flames of war with a terror campaign hoping to provoke a response. In Edo, Shonai Domain takes the Satsuma bait.

#IntoTheScaleOfBattle Episode 2 is "War Within a Breath"

https://riverside-wings.com/2026/02/27/friday-night-history-138-s5e2-war-within-a-breath/

Dr. Nyri A. BakkalianFeb 21

Next week on #FridayNightHistory Season 5: #IntoTheScaleOfBattle--

Satsuma Domain's campaign of "I'm not touching you, I'm not touching you" goes up in smoke and flame as Shōnai Domain and the Shinchōgumi say enough is enough and finally shoot back.

Dr. Nyri A. BakkalianDec 25

New on the Patreon: an update on #FridayNightHistory Season 5, the troubles when communications from a library fail, and what the first run of 5 episodes will look like from me. #IntoTheScaleOfBattle, A History of the Boshin War, comes to your podcast feeds in late January 2026! #podcasts

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