Hibakusha

[history79]

"Ludwig has never been a soldier. A childhood injury left him lame in one leg, which has allowed him to largely sit out the war on the sidelines, as a translator. Fleeing his passionless marriage, he accepts an assignment in Japan, allowing him to return to the land of his youth. But the year is 1945. It is not a good time to be Japanese, or German... much less stationed in Hiroshima. Ludwig is tempted by love and, in furtively tampering with his translations of classified documents, by the chance to do something heroic. But none of that will save him..."

- Europe Comics press release




Written by Thilde Barboni, Art by Olivier Cinna

18.66 pages of 56

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[mister_terrific]

My wife has done a great deal of research on the whole atomic bomb era, and I told her about this to see what she thought. She agrees that the background is extremely accurate and wants to know if I can get hold of a copy.