Nippon Gun Ga Taiheiyosenso No Geki Yaba Gembana Anken De Gambatta Hanashi

[Machine Translation] The Pacific War began with spectacular battles for the Japanese military, including the attack on Pearl Harbor to defeat the U.S. fleet and the capture of British Malaya, the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines. However, the Battle of Midway and the offensive and defensive battles over the island of Guadalcanal triggered changes in the offensive and defensive positions, and Japan's defeat grew darker by the day. As the war situation worsened, the Japanese military sometimes issued orders that seemed unrealistic and unfeasible.... However, under such circumstances, the Japanese generals fought bravely, and their fighting performance shines brilliantly in the annals of military history. This book is a record of the battles of Japanese generals who struggled in the northernmost islands, in the southern seas, and in the skies of many battles in the midst of the difficult conditions of the Pacific War.

真珠湾攻撃で米艦隊を叩き、英領マレー、蘭領東インド、フィリピンを攻略、日本軍にとっては華々しい戦いで始まった太平洋戦争。だが、ミッドウェー海戦およびガダルカナル島を巡る攻防戦をきっかけとして攻守ところを変え、日本の敗勢は日に日に濃くなっていった。戦況の悪化に伴い、日本軍では現実にそぐわない、実現不可能と思われる命令が出される場合もあった...。だが、そのような状況にあって、日本軍将兵は敢闘し、戦史に燦然と輝くような戦いぶりを見せた。本書は太平洋戦争の思わしくない情勢の中、北端の島、南洋、数多の戦空にて奮闘した、日本軍将兵の戦いの記録である。