Onward towards our noble deaths /

"[A] semi-autobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War Two. The soldiers are instructed that they must go into battle and die for the honor of their country, with certain execution facing them if they return alive" -- from publis...

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Main Author:	Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015
Other Authors:	Allen, Jocelyne (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2011.
Edition:	1st softcover ed.
Subjects:	Soldiers > Japan > Comic books, strips, etc. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > New Guinea > Comic books, strips, etc. World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Japanese > Comic books, strips, etc. Comic books, strips, etc. > Japan > Translations into English. Graphic novels.

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Summary:	"[A] semi-autobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War Two. The soldiers are instructed that they must go into battle and die for the honor of their country, with certain execution facing them if they return alive" -- from publisher's web site.
Item Description:	"With an introduction by Frederick L. Schodt" -- page [4] of cover.
Physical Description:	372 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:	9781770460416 1770460411