Jitsutsute Sugue Ken Zoku (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] What kind of person was Naoe Kanetsugu, who inherited the spirit of "righteousness" from Uesugi Kenshin and aided Uesugi Keikatsu throughout his life? The first biography of Kanetsugu, "Naoe Yamashiro no Mamoru" by Fukumoto Hinan, Ango Sakaguchi, Umeonji Ushiogoro, and other historical writers, including the editor of the original "Tenchijin," tell about the image of Kanetsugu from their own unique perspectives. The book traces the life of Kanetsugu, who was known as a brilliant, literate, and skilled military leader, and who also demonstrated his ability in the management of his fiefs in Echigo, Aizu, and Yonezawa.

上杉謙信から「義」の精神を受け継ぎ、上杉景勝を終生補佐した、直江兼続とはどのような人物だったのか。初の兼続評伝、福本日南の『直江山城守』をはじめ、坂口安吾、海音寺潮五郎ほか、『天地人』原作者の編者ら歴史作家たちが独自の視点から捉えた兼続像を語る。眉目秀麗・文武兼備の宰相として知られ、越後、会津、米沢とそれぞれの領地経営にもその手腕を発揮した稀代の智将の生涯を追い、その人間的魅力と実像を探る。