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Showa 1944-1953 - A History of Japan (Paperback)
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Showa 1944-1953 - A History of Japan (Paperback)
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A sweeping yet intimate portrait of World War II s legacy in Japan.
Showa 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. In this volume, the
tail-end of the Pacific War and its devastating consequences upon
the author and his compatriots loom large. Two rival navies engage
in a deadly game of feint and thrust, waging a series of ruthless
military campaigns across the Pacific islands. From Guadalcanal to
Okinawa, Japan slowly loses ground. When the United States
unleashes the atomic bomb then still a new and now enduringly
terrible weapon it is the ultimate, definitive blow. The
catastrophic fallout from both explosions surpasses the limits of
popular imagination. Mizuki's own life is irrevocably changed in
the shadow of history. After losing an arm during his time in
service, the author struggles to forge a path into the future.
Should he remain on the island of Rabaul as an honored friend of
the local Tolai? Or should he return to the rubble of Japan and
return to his earliest artistic inclinations? This penultimate
installment of a landmark series is a searing condemnation of war,
told with the deft hand of Japan's most celebrated cartoonist.
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