According to the author, what is "common knowledge" about Nobunaga's battles came mostly from Edo period glamorized fiction and scholarship, colored by the politics and values of the time. Nobunaga no Sensô is an attempt by the author to objectively examine Nobunaga's battles with contemporary sources, including the ''Shinchôkô-ki''. | According to the author, what is "common knowledge" about Nobunaga's battles came mostly from Edo period glamorized fiction and scholarship, colored by the politics and values of the time. Nobunaga no Sensô is an attempt by the author to objectively examine Nobunaga's battles with contemporary sources, including the ''Shinchôkô-ki''. |