{"product_id":"japans-longest-day-kazutoshi-hando-9784805317792","title":"Japan's Longest Day: A Graphic Novel about the End of WWII: Intrigue, Treason and Emperor Hirohito's Fateful Decision to Surrender","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true story of Japan's surrender in World War II and how it nearly didn't happen!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003ci\u003eJapan's Longest Day\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis dramatic story recounts events that most people outside Japan are completely unaware of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fierce disagreement between the army and the Japanese government as Emperor Hirohito prepares to announce the nation's unconditional surrender to the Allies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttempts by War Minister Korechika Anami to change the Emperor's mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreasonous actions by a fanatical group of officers who vow to fight on, even if it means the death of every single Japanese citizen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe shocking plot to overthrow the government as Anami faces a fateful choice between loyalty to the cause and loyalty to the Emperor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapan's Longest Day\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kazutoshi Hando\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 4805317795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784805317792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2024","brand":"Kazutoshi Hando","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44761417679103,"sku":"9784805317792","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d734e144-3f45-4078-8dba-aff8210237bf.jpg?v=1706681266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japans-longest-day-kazutoshi-hando-9784805317792","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}