The book, "Ieyasu's Strategy to Win the War: The Difference between Victory and Defeat at Sekigahara," is now available.

(headquartered in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Shu Sato, President; hereinafter "Tsuchiya Shoten"), a publisher and distributor of publications, published "Ieyasu no Tenkaotori: Sekigahara, Winner or Loser" by Kozo Karai on December 19, 2022 (Monday).

In this book, the author explains why Tokugawa Ieyasu, the most famous figure among the Japanese, who has been interpreted in various ways in popular history and novels, was able to win the Battle of Sekigahara. Why did the Western forces, which were supposed to be superior in every way, from cause to geographical advantage, military power, and economic strength, lose to Ieyasu? The book also discusses the Japanese style of leadership.

Ieyasu's Rise to Power: Sekigahara, the Difference between Victory and Defeat

Table of Contents

Preface / Introduction / Battle of Sekigahara

Introduction: All about Ieyasu at Sekigahara

Ieyasu is misunderstood / The "blood" of the Tokugawa family from generation to generation / The Sakai family was superior to the Matsudaira family / Ieyasu's greatness was his "shamelessness" / "Tokugawa-dono would not do anything terrible" / Ieyasu created the Japanese people.

Chapter 1] Thinking Only of Survival

Mikawa temperament" / Ieyasu's "Okehazama" / Ieyasu's method to take Shinshu / Bargaining with Kawajiri Hidetaka / The fatal flaw of Hojo, a great power / Ieyasu wins against Hojo, a great power / Should I fight Hideyoshi / A man named Oda Nobuo / Diplomatic battle between Hideyoshi and Ieyasu / The battle of Komaki and Nagakute / The difference between Hideyoshi and Ieyasu Differences between Hideyoshi and Ieyasu / Second half of the battle of Komaki and Nagakute / Hideyoshi's heart / The character of Ujisato Gamo

Chapter 2] "Pragmatism" in the Battle of Komaki Nagakute

The difference between strategy and tactics / Ieyasu's transfer to Edo / Edo management and "Odawara pride" / Uesugi Kenshin's illusion of the Hojo clan / The conquest of Odawara / Ieyasu's shock / Ishikawa Kazumasa's departure from Japan / The nerve of a great power and Ieyasu's passion / Ieyasu's territorial management / The Ieyasu siege / Ujisato and Mitsunari, the true law-abiding men

Chapter 3] Ieyasu's Depressed Passions

Hideyoshi's lack of funeral rites / Weak government / Hideyoshi's plan to establish his authority / Mitsunari Ishida's secret orders / Mitsunari's clue to success / Takatora Todo, a general from Omi / Loyalty to the Toyotomi family sought overseas / Kiyomasa Kato and Mitsunari Ishida / Kiyomasa and Yukinaga Konishi's way of acting / The start of the Korean invasion / Five feudal lords and five magistrates / The contradiction of the Ten, / Hideyoshi and Maeda The "friendship" between Hideyoshi and Maeda Toshiie / The reason why Hideyoshi did not leave a stigma behind

Chapter 4: The Regime after Hideyoshi's Death

The creature called "emotion" / Ieyasu begins to move / Rie dies / Ieyasu and Mitsunari's meeting / From a good man to a bad man / Ieyasu's argument / Before the storm / Learning comes from "imitation" / Calculation of interests and the rule of the country / Kanetsugu's "Naoe letter / People who were forced to choose between two options / Ieyasu's departure for war and Ukita Hideie / Ieyasu's offensive, Mitsunari's disadvantage / Ootani Yoshitsugu's burden / Enoki, a master of vertical and horizontal learning / Declaration of war

Chapter 5: The "Battle of Tenka-Sepei

The outline of the strategy of the Western Army / The broken line of "Five Magistrates" / Misunari's misguided intention / Tears from the true nature / Mitsunari's decision on Sekigahara / Ieyasu's miscalculation / Laying the groundwork to Fukushima Masanori / Oyama verdict / Yamauchi Kazutoyo's remark / Mitsunari's secret plan / Keiki and Yoshikawa Hiroie / Ieyasu's secret agreement / Ieyasu leaves for Edo / The generals gathered for Sekigahara / The Western Army moves for Sekigahara / The final battle / The victory or defeat The decisive battle / What separated the winners from the losers

The Last Chapter: A Typical Example of the Greatest Number of Japanese

After the Battle of Sekigahara / Ieyasu's Meritorious Conduct / The Okubo Family's Mikawa Spirit / Shakespeare, Cervantes, and Ieyasu

■Book Details

Title : Ieyasu's Rise to Power: Sekigahara, the Difference between Victory and Defeat

Author : Kozo Kaku

Price ： 1,980 yen (tax included)

Publication Date ：December 19, 2022 (Monday)

Number of pages ：400 pages

Size ：Shiroku-format (194x135x25mm)

ISBN : 978-4-8069-1795-3

Publisher : Tsuchiya Shoten Co.

■ Author Kozo Kaku

Historian and writer, born in Osaka in 1958. He graduated from the Department of History, Faculty of Letters, Nara University, and worked as a researcher at the same university. After working as a researcher in the Faculty of Letters at Nara University, he began his writing career. He is currently active in a variety of fields, including lecturing at universities and companies, supervising TV and radio programs, and appearing on TV and radio programs.

His major books include "The Conceptual Ability of Minoru Maeshima, Who Shaped the Ideas of the Meiji Restoration" (Tsuchiya Shoten), "The Great Men Who Changed Japanese History: The Art of Moving Others in Three Seconds" (PHP Research Institute), "The Birth of the Kamakura Shogunate and the True Story of the Middle Ages: The Failed Study of History 2: Chaos and Light in the Age of Change. (Nikkei BP), Golden Words of Martial Artists to Become Stronger Just by Reading" (Sakura-sha), "Learning from Japanese History: A Book to Read When You Hate Being a Leader" (Crossmedia Publishing), "Sengoku Busyogaku: Learning from History and Reading the Future" (Matsukasha), and many others.

He is currently appearing on BS11's "Great People: A Biography of the Great Person" (every Saturday night at 8:00 p.m.) and BS-TBS's "Sekiguchi Hiroshi's Newest Medieval History" (every Saturday at 12:00 p.m.).

Company Profile

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Location: 1-8-13 Mukogaoka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0023, Japan

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