Tokugawa Ieyasu Nigete, Kotaete, Tenka Wo Toru (PHP Bunko)

[Machine Translation] He repeatedly lost and escaped, and lost and escaped again and again.... He fell into the trap of Takeda Shingen and suffered a crushing defeat at Mikatagahara, obeyed his ally Nobunaga's order to murder his son Nobuyasu, and won a local battle against Hideyoshi, but fell to his knees before his superior diplomatic skills. How was such a man able to conquer a turbulent era? This is a full-length historical work that depicts Ieyasu's hidden heart in monologue form, from his mature years of forced obedience to his later years in which he ventured into great battles.

負けて逃げて、負けて逃げての繰り返し...。武田信玄の術中にはまって三方原で大敗、盟友・信長には息子・信康を弑するよう命じられて従い、秀吉には局地戦で勝ちながらも、卓越した外交手腕の前に膝を屈した。なぜ、かような男が乱世を制することができたのか。忍従を強いられた壮年期から、大勝負に打って出た晩年まで、家康の秘められた胸中を独白体で描き切った歴史長編。