okinawa island (japan)

"This heartbreaking manga, by an award-winning cartoonist, examines the history of Okinawa and its military occupation. An essential manga classic presented in English for the first time.".

Over eighty-two days, the Allies fought the Japanese army in a campaign that would claim more than 150,000 human lives. Artie Shaw was there.

Separated from her family in the confusion and horror of World War II, seven-year-old Tomiko Higa struggles to survive on the battlefield of Okinawa, Japan. There, as some of the fiercest fighting of the war rages around her, she must live alone, with nothing to fall back on but her own wits and daring. Fleeing from encroaching enemy forces, searching desperately for her lost sisters, taking scraps of food from the knapsacks of dead soldiers, risking death at every turn, Tomiko somehow finds the strength and courage to survive. Many years later she decided to tell this story, a vivid portrait of the unintended civilian casualties of any war.

Describes the author's experiences after landing on the beach at Peleliu in 1944 with the Marines.

The author tells the story of how she survived the Battle of Okinawa during World War II at the age of seven after she became separated from her family.

Eugene Sledge chronicles the experiences he had while fighting in the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa.

Describes the efforts to seize the island of Okinawa, a decisive battle for the U.S. military that led to the final victory over Japan.

Describes the efforts to seize the island of Okinawa, a decisive battle for the U.S. military that led to the final victory over Japan.