Showa, 1939-1944 a history of Japan
2022
Graphic Novel
Continues Mizuki's autobiographical and historical account of Showa-era Japan. This volume covers the final moments of the lead-up to World War II and the first few years of the Pacific War, and is a chilling reminder of the harshness of life in Japan during this highly militarized epoch.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781770466265
- 9781770461512
Description: 548 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
Other Title: Showa : a history of Japan, 1939-1944
Notes:
- Publisher, pagination and printing dates may vary.
- This book is presented in the traditional Japanese manner and is meant to be read from right to left.
- In English, translated from the Japanese.
Control Number: 3196647
Publisher: [Montreal, Quebec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2022.Subjects:
- Japan -- History -- 1926-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Japan -- History -- Shōwa period, 1926-1989 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015 -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Islands of the Pacific -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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