燃燒的海洋: 雷伊泰灣海戰與日本帝國的末日

by Kazutoshi Hando, 許哲睿 (Translator)

和式敗戰文學的經典之作　　重新詮釋戰敗並不可恥的史觀　　淋漓盡致表達日本人特有的對於敗戰的淒美感　　史上最後一場大規模海戰，裝飾「大日本帝國」最終章的宏偉送葬曲　　確定了日本帝國走向滅亡的命運　　日本昭和史權威半藤一利非虛構代表作　　日本亞馬遜書店五星推薦！　　「皇國興廢在此一戰……」，日本帝國的興旺就靠這一戰了。從日本視角，彙整出日本戰敗這一方的故事。半藤一利親訪參與這場戰役的人士，採集他們的證言、日記、回憶錄和訪談。「我活下了，你卻死了。這之間什麼必然性都沒有。有的不過只是偶然分隔了生死。然而，因為這個偶然，我們到今天還活著。總覺得很對不起死掉的你……。」　　倖存下來的人，是為死者而生，死者卻為生者而死。然而在只有殺人或被殺的戰場，不可能像在承平時期進行反省或分析。在渾然忘我的狀況下，戰爭的正義與不義都沒了。作戰的合理與不合理也沒了。半藤一利筆下的戰鬥景象，不只是震耳欲聾的砲擊、槍擊、轟炸的轟鳴聲而已。當喧囂過去，戰場漂浮著無窮無盡的虛無，那裡有的是滿身是血的死者、嚴重扭曲的鋼筋、彈痕，堆積的血印，還有灰色雲霧的飄流與完全的寂靜。作為追求「戰爭真相」的

395 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[Ip Hong Ching Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book is very interesting to read as it talks about the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which is sometimes called the largest naval battle in history, in the Japanese perspective. The book talks about the start where the Japanese Navy is leaving port and the sailors are excited to fight for their nation to the end where they are sad because they loss in detail along with precise times that helps you better understand when things happened. This book also includes simple maps and some photos to aid in understanding and make it easier to understand.