BOOKS
The Valley of Luzon : The Worst Battle Field - A Report by a Soldier (1993)

Publisher: Koujinsha


Title Details
  • The Valley of Luzon : The Worst Battle Field - A Report by a Soldier (1993)
Publishers
  • Tokyo : Koujinsha1993
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location RHC
Item Call Number RHC-Jap E935 1993
Status Item withdrawn
Barcode RHC-J-2014-0113
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Ezaki, Masanori
Title Statement
  • Title - The Valley of Luzon : The Worst Battle Field - A Report by a Soldier (1993)
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Masanori Ezaki
Varying Form Of Title
  • Title proper/short title - Ruson no Tanima: Saiaku no Senjo Ichi Heishi no Houkoku (1993)
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Tokyo :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Koujinsha
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - 1993
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - "The author was sent to Luzon, Philippines as a Japanese Imperial army soldier in 1943. The book is a battle tales about his war experience in Luzon where was a decisive battle and the front line of a battle between U.S and Japan during the Asia Pacific war. The contents of this book were described vividly about the worst battle field that his military unit was cornered and routed in a mountain in Luzon by U.S army. And, the book was praised as a work that surpasses simple war records for its impressive stories and won the Naoki Prize in 1957." - Masuko Takehisa
  • Summary, etc. - 筆者は1943年、大日本帝国陸軍の兵士としてフィリピンルソン島に送られた。この本は、筆者が天王山、フィリピンの最前線に一兵士として趣き、苛烈なる戦いを演じた自らの戦争体験を描いた戦記文学である。その中身は、筆者の部隊が、米軍の追撃を受けてルソンの山中に追い詰められ、敗走につぐ敗走を重ねた最悪の戦場の日々を活写している。この本は、1957年直木賞を受賞した。- Masuko Takehisa