Onward toward our noble deaths
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Publisher:
Drawn & Quarterly
Publication Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description
A fictionalized account of the author's experiences in what is now Papua, New Guinea, while he was serving in a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War II, when the soldiers were told they must die for their country, either in battle or by suicide, or face execution.
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Subjects
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Graphic novels
Mizuki, Shigeru
Mizuki, Shigeru, -- 1922-2015 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
Participation, Japanese
Soldiers
Soldiers -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
Graphic novels
Mizuki, Shigeru
Mizuki, Shigeru, -- 1922-2015 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
Participation, Japanese
Soldiers
Soldiers -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
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ISBN:
9781770466302
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| Grouping Title | onward toward our noble deaths |
| Grouping Author | shigeru mizuki |
| Grouping Category | comic |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-08-19 17:08:29PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-08-20 23:35:55PM |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
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Soldiers -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction
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Soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
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Soldiers
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