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白骨山河 = Bones Scattered in the Mountains and Rivers

Publisher: Bungei-sha,


Title Details
  • 白骨山河 = Bones Scattered in the Mountains and Rivers
Publishers
  • Tokyo : Bungei-sha, 2002
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location RHC
Item Call Number RHC-Jap K3635 2002
Status Item withdrawn
Barcode RHC-J-2014-0237
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Kanai, Eiichirou
Title Statement
  • Title - 白骨山河 = Bones Scattered in the Mountains and Rivers
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Kanai, Eiichirou
Varying Form Of Title
  • Title proper/short title - Hakkotsu Sanga
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Tokyo :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Bungei-sha,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - 2002
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - "According to this book, Japanese Imperial army sent about 323,000 Japanese soldiers to Luzon, Philippine. In the end, more than 90 % among them were killed in Battle of Luzon. The author witnessed an enormous number of bodies and bones of Japanese soldiers scattered in throughout of mountains and rivers in battle field in Northern Luzon. The book is written about his war experience who survived in the battle, particularly in around Kiangan area." - Masuko Takehisa
  • Summary, etc. - 本書によれば、日本軍は、フィリピン、ルソン島での戦いにおよそ323,000人ほ兵力を投入し、結局、90%以上が戦死した。著者は戦場で、日本兵の白骨が山河の至る所に散乱する光景を目の当たりにした。本書は、その戦いで生き残った筆者の北部ルソン、特にキアンガン方面での戦争体験について書かれた本である。- Masuko Takehisa