{"product_id":"9784805317792","title":"Japan's Longest Day: A Graphic Novel About the End of WWII","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe true story of Japan's surrender in World War II and how it nearly didn't happen!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis dramatic story recounts events that most people outside Japan are 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\n\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.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kazutoshi Hando","offers":[{"title":"Tuttle Publishing |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-04-02","offer_id":44414017208575,"sku":"9784805317792","price":26.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_753bb5bb-b742-4032-915d-213bd403c8b2.jpg?v=1697661790","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9784805317792","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}