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Shigeru Mizuki's Hitler

Beginning with Hitler's time in Austria as a starving art student and ending with a Germany in ruins, Shigeru Mizuki's Hitler retraces the path Hitler took in life, coolly examining his charismatic appeal and his calculated political maneuvering.

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Main Author: Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015
Other Authors: Davisson, Zack (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Japanese
Published: Montreal, Québec : Drawn & Quarterly, 2015.
Subjects:
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Heads of state > Germany > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
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Summary:Beginning with Hitler's time in Austria as a starving art student and ending with a Germany in ruins, Shigeru Mizuki's Hitler retraces the path Hitler took in life, coolly examining his charismatic appeal and his calculated political maneuvering.
Item Description:Text is an English translation of a French text, which was originally published in Japanese; published in French under title Hitler in 2012.
Physical Description:307 pages : chiefly illustrated (some color) ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9781770462106 (pbk.)
1770462104 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Shigeru Mizuki was born as Shigeru Mura in Japan in 1922. He fought in Papua New Guinea during World War II and lost his left arm during a battle. He returned to Japan and initially worked as an illustrator for picture-story shows. He later become one of Japan's leading manga artists and was known for his Gegege no Kitaro series and autobiographical works depicting the frontline in Southeast Asia during World War II. He received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1991 for his contribution to academics and arts and was recognized as a Person of Cultural Merit by the government in 2010. He died of heart failure on November 30, 2015 at the age of 93.

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