Showa, 1939-1944

A History of Japan

Ranked #36 in Japan History

A master cartoonist and war vet details Japan’s involvement in World War II

Showa 19391944: A History of Japan continues the award-winning author Shigeru 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.
     Mizuki writes affectingly about the impact on the Japanese populace of world-changing moments, including the devastating...
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