[Machine Translation] Ito's history of the war, following on the heels of "The Last of the Combined Fleet," which moved us with great emotion in the midst of the burning earth of defeat and the pounding sound of reconstruction. The author, who sees the pride of the Japanese people in the Imperial Japanese Navy, was impressed by its rise and passed on to future generations the precious legacy that was captured after its demise. This moving masterpiece enlightens us on the yearning for the "great uprising" and the limpid spirit of the Japanese people, as well as the soul of the dead.