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Showa 1939–1944: A History of Japan

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Showa 1939–1944: A History of Japan

Written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki and translated by Zack Davisson

SHOWA 1939 - 1944 is the second volume of Shigeru Mizuki's historical and autobiographical account of the long-running Showa Era. It dissects Japan's entry into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and on a personal level, shows the end of Mizuki's idyllic childhood in the countryside when he’s drafted and shipped off to the tiny island of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea.

Showa 1939–1944: A History of Japan
Written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki and translated by Zack Davisson

  • Publication Date: May 27, 2014
  • Genres: Graphic Novel, History, Nonfiction
  • Paperback: 536 pages
  • Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
  • ISBN-10: 1770461515
  • ISBN-13: 9781770461512