Showa 1944-1953
Showa 1944-1953 A sweeping yet intimate portrait of World War II's legacy in JapanShowa 1944-1953: A History of Japan continues Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's historical and…
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Showa 1944-1953
A sweeping yet intimate portrait of World War II's legacy in JapanShowa 1944-1953: A History of Japan continues Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's historical and autobiographical account of Japanese life in the twentieth century. Two rival navies engage in a deadly game of feint and thrust, waging a series of ruthless military campaigns across the Pacific islands. In this volume, the tail-end of the Pacific War and its devastating consequences upon the author and his compatriots loom large.
When the United States unleashes the atomic bomb-then still a new and now enduringly terrible weapon-it is the ultimate, definitive blow. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, Japan slowly loses ground. The catastrophic fallout from both explosions surpasses the limits of popular imagination.Mizuki's own life is irrevocably changed in the shadow of history.
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