Hijikata Toshizo Nikki Ka (Chiku Ma Gakugei Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Hijikata Toshizo, deputy commander of the Shinsengumi. He led the organization with his sharp thinking and outstanding leadership, fought in the Boshin War as a defeated general, and died in Hakodate. His life has been portrayed in novels, movies, and TV dramas because of his exceptional charm, but the truth has not been clarified due to various different theories. In this book, the entire life of Shinsengumi is revealed for the first time, based on a chronological reconstruction of his life based on meticulous research and a large number of historical documents, including his own letters, documents handed down in his family, and records of his contemporaries, including his fellow soldiers. The lower part of the book begins in the first year of Keio, when the Shinsengumi was at its peak. After losing the battle of Toba-Fushimi, Hijikata ran eastward, and after the death of Isamu Kondo, he sought battlefields in Aizu and Hokkaido, and met his violent end in Hakodate.

新選組副長、土方歳三。怜悧な思考、抜きんでたリーダーシップで組織を率い、敗軍の将として戊辰の役を転戦、函館で最期を遂げる。類稀な魅力から、小説・映画・ドラマでもその生涯が描かれてきたが、さまざまな異説に彩られ、真実は解明されてこなかった。本書では、本人の手紙、関係の旧家に伝えられた文書、隊士をはじめとする同時代人の諸記録まで、夥しい史料を渉猟、綿密な考証に基づいて時系列に再構成し、全生涯を初めて明らかにする。下巻の新選組最盛期の慶応元年から。やがて鳥羽伏見の戦いに敗れて東走し、近藤勇亡き後、土方は会津、北海道へ戦場を求め、函館で壮烈な最期を迎える。