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March 1942: The world is at war. Too old to fight and with jobs scarce at home, Tom Phelps found work as a carpenter in the goldfields of the New Guinea Highlands. No one expected the Japanese to attack in the Pacific. But they did. Tom and his mates weren't going to hang around and wait to be killed. With escape routes bombed by the Japanese, their only option was to try to reach safety by foot, through some of the most rugged terrain on Earth - the Bulldog Track. Back home in Sydney, Rose Phelps, their son, George, and three daughters, Joy, Shirley and Ann, waited for news of Tom's fate.

近代日本の“運命の一日”を描いた不朽の名作。

敗戦から高度成長に至ったわけ、学校では教えない「日教組」、アベノミクスとバブルの教訓まで。池上彰教授のわかりやすい戦後史講義を実況中継！

太平洋戦中は大本営情報参謀として米軍の作戦を次々と予測的中させて名を馳せ、戦後は自衛隊情報室長を務めた著者が、その稀有な体験を回顧し、情報にうとい日本型組織の欠陥を衝く。

The story of Japanese involvement in WWII is one that includes a number of amazing events between 1939 and 1945. The Japanese went from fighting against the Chinese to attempting to practically take on the entire world at the same time.

The Second World War is regarded as one of the most brutal conflicts of the modern era. This book investigates what war can do to one's identity, character, and culture. The Imperial Japanese soldiers from New Guinea, Chichijima, and other Asia Pacific Islands ate the flesh of prisoners of war and slave laborers, sometimes stripping the meat from live men. Who is to blame? Cannibalism Culture: The Bushido Horror in World War II uncovers the hidden causes of horror in war.

Most remote islands of the imagination conjure up paradise. Japan is an archipelago of puzzlement. From the sands that forged their swords and serenity, they traveled a Samurai Road of temples and shrines, feudal fortresses, and flowing mountain streams of wasabi. On sashimi and soy sauce, and green tea over rice, they lived a thousand years of pathos, under cherry blossoms and ephemeral moonlight, in Zen gardens and futon dreams. It was all so perfect.

On 1 April, 1945, the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific Theater began. The battle for the island of Okinawa would last for the next 82 days. Through the course of this dramatic battle, over 20,000 Americans would lose their lives, and over 75,000 Japanese were killed in one of the bloodiest clashes of World War II. Okinawa: The Last Battle is a remarkably detailed account of this monumental event by four soldiers who witnessed the action first-hand.

On November 20, 1943, the 2nd Marine Division launched the first amphibious assault of the Pacific War, directly into the teeth of powerful Japanese defenses on Tarawa. A single company of Sherman tanks, of which only two survived, played a pivotal role in turning the tide from looming disaster to legendary victory. In this unique study, Oscar Gilbert and Romain Cansiere use official documents, memoirs, and interviews with veterans to follow Charlie Company from its formation, and trace the movement, action - and loss - of individual tanks in this horrific four-day struggle.

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world at the start of World War II and came to dominate the Pacific in the early months of the war. This was a remarkable turnaround for a navy that only began to modernize in 1868. The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War details the Japanese ships which fought in the Pacific and examines the principles on which they were designed, how they were armed, when and where they were deployed, and how effective they were in battle.

Japan is a single nation, but its origins are so old, and often, so fragmented, that unified mythology and folklore can be difficult to point to. Still, there are some key texts, tales, and characters we can focus on which will give us a pretty good sense of Japanese mythology. In this audiobook, you'll discover stories of mystery, horror, and romance while simultaneously learning about the Japanese culture.

Completing the Meiji Restoration that heralded the dawn of a new era for both Japan and Asia, the island nation found itself thrust into the modern world, a world of industry and conquest. Flexing its new muscles, the burgeoning power soon came to blows with the regional power that for centuries dominated the area politically and culturally: China. Also seeking to modernize in the wake of Western exploitation, China struggled to adapt to the changing times, doing everything it could to maintain a balance between modernity and tradition. Japan found that balance.

【内容紹介】鎌倉仏教の対極をなす法然と明恵。真逆の思想を持った二人の生きざまと人間的魅力に、比較宗教学を専門とする町田宗鳳氏が迫ります。【講師紹介】広島大学教授 町田宗鳳- 1950年、京都生まれ。14歳で出家し、以来20年間京都の大徳寺で修行をする。34歳で寺を離れ、以後数々の大学で教授をつとめる。著書『法然対明恵』『法然―世紀末の革命者』など多数。

山川出版社の「詳説日本史」がオーディオブックになりました。学習の基本となる教科書をナレーターが朗読。教科書を見ながら聴けば、いっそう理解が深まります。学校の予習・復習や受験対策、さらに一般教養としてもおすすめです。※山川出版社の教科書「詳説日本史」(平成25年度新課程供給本)の本文の朗読です。本文中の( )内の語句は、適宜、読み替え・省略をしています。(C)2013山川出版社

【内容紹介】約1300年前、稗田阿礼の語る伝承を元に太安万侶が書き表したといわれる『古事記』。作家の阿刀田高氏が中巻・下巻に記された歴代天皇の記録について、軽妙洒脱な語り口で解説します。【講師紹介】作家 阿刀田高- 1935年、東京都生まれ。世界各国の古典を読み解いた『ギリシア神話を知っていますか』などがベストセラーとなった。日本ペンクラブ会長。

【内容紹介】幕末の風雲のなかで、武士の最下層である地下浪人から身を立て、三菱の創業者として成功した岩崎弥太郎。彼の目を海運業、そして世界へと向けさせたのは、同郷土佐の出身の坂本龍馬でした。【講師紹介】歴史家 加来耕三- 1958年、大阪府生まれ。「歴史研究」編集委員、日本歴史学界委員などを務める。著書に『真説 日露戦争』『痛快ニッポン商人道』など多数。

【内容紹介】『学問のすゝめ』で平等主義や文明進歩の理法を説き、新しい西洋の考え方を日本に紹介した福沢諭吉。その人物像と、彼に多大な影響を与えた咸臨丸での渡米について語る。【講師紹介】作家 童門冬二- 1927年東京都生まれ。歴史小説の第一人者。歴史の中から現代に通ずるものを好んで書く。講演活動も積極的に行っている。

【内容紹介】天下統一の有力候補であった武田信玄の人事と治世の面にスポットを当てた講演。戦略・知略で後世まで名をとどろかせた信玄公の凄さとは?【講師紹介】作家 童門冬二- 1927年東京都生まれ。歴史小説の第一人者。歴史の中から現代に通ずるものを好んで書く。講演活動も積極的に行っている。

【内容紹介】大坂の陣で死を恐れずに最後まで潔く戦った一人の武将・真田幸村。彼を突き動かした美学とは何だったのか……。【講師紹介】作家 童門冬二- 1927年東京都生まれ。歴史小説の第一人者。歴史の中から現代に通ずるものを好んで書く。講演活動も積極的に行っている。

【内容紹介】独自の美意識を持ち、茶室や茶道具を発展させて現在につながる茶の湯の基礎を作り上げた千利休。彼は豊臣秀吉のもとで特にその才を発揮しました。日本文化史を専門とする村井康彦氏が解説します。【講師紹介】京都市歴史資料館館長 村井康彦- 1930年、山口県生まれ。京都と国府、都市文化・茶の湯などを研究。