Sekigahara 1600-关原之战 1600

作者：Anthony J Bryant
 
书名：Sekigahara 1600: The final struggle for power  《关原之战1600：最后的权力斗争》
 
英文简介：Fought against the ritualised and colourful backdrop of Samurai life, it was the culmination of a long-standing power struggle between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hashiba Hideyoshi, two of the most powerful men in Japan. Armies of the two sides met on the plain of Sekigahara on 21 October 1600, in thick fog and deep mud. By the end of the day 40,000 heads had been taken and Ieyasu was master of Japan. Within three years the Emperor would grant him the title he sought – Shogun. This title describes the campaign leading up to this great battle and examines Sekigahara, including the forces and personalities of the two major sides and that of the turncoat Kobayakawa Hideaki.

中文背景：关原之战（日语：関ヶ原の戦い、大日本帝国陆军参谋部出版书籍使用關原之役）是日本广义的战国时代末期或安土桃山时代发生于美浓国关原地区的一场战役，交战双方为德川家康带领的东军以及石田三成等人组成的西军。最终在西军将领小早川秀秋叛变的情况下，这场战争在一天内即分出了胜负，由德川家康取得了统治权，三年后成立德川幕府。此战也被誉为“决定天下的战争”（天下分け目の戦い），是战国时代影响最重大的战役。