TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hando, Kazutoshi
AU  - Handō,Kazutoshi
TI  - Japan's longest day: a graphic novel about the end of World War II 
SN  - 9784805317792
U1  - SHS 940.53 H23j 2023 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Tokyo, Rutland, Vermont
PB  - Tuttle Publishing
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Japan
KW  - Capitulations, Military
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Graphic novels
KW  - Comics (Graphic works)
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Graphic novel adaptations
KW  - Manga
N1  - "A true story"-- cover; "Original Japanese edition published by Bungeishunju Ltd., in 2022."--Colophon page; Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left; The night before (part 1 of 2) -- The night before (part 2 of 2) -- The Potsdam Declaration -- August 14, 12 noon to 2 PM -- August 14, 2 PM to 4 PM -- August 14, 4 PM to 6 PM -- August 14, 6 PM to 8 PM -- August 14, 8 PM to 10 PM -- August 14, 10 PM to 12 midnight -- August 15, midnight to 2 AM -- August 15, 2 AM to 4 AM -- August 15, 4 AM to 6 AM -- August 15, 6 AM to 8 AM -- August 15, 8 AM to 10 AM -- August 15, 10 AM to 12 noon -- Peace
N2  - "The true story of Japan's surrender in World War II and how it nearly didn't happen! In the final days of World War II, Japan lay in ruins and the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been obliterated. A tense drama unfolds in Tokyo as Japan teeters on the edge of Armageddon. Japan's Longest Day tells the true story of the day immediately before the surrender, as a group of fanatical army officers attempt to prevent the Emperor from surrendering--an act of high treason which will inevitably result in Japan's total annihilation. This dramatic story recounts events that most people outside Japan are completely unaware of: The fierce disagreement between the army and the Japanese government as Emperor Hirohito prepares to announce the nation's unconditional surrender to the Allies, Attempts by War Minister Korechika Anami to change the Emperor's mind. Treasonous actions by a fanatical group of officers who vow to fight on, even if it means the death of every single Japanese citizen. The shocking plot to overthrow the government as Anami faces a fateful choice between loyalty to the cause and loyalty to the Emperor. Japan's Longest Day is beautifully told by award-winning manga artist Yukinobu Hoshino, who brings to life the story of Japan's most fateful day in elegant graphic novel form."--Publisher
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