Frontlinies #5

The fifth chapter of Daedalus's Frontlinies series turns its lens to the pivotal North African siege of Bir Hakeim in May 1942. Cover artist Manchu sets the scene with a determined Free French soldier — rifle in hand, khaki shorts and boots, white kepi on his head — standing tall against a moonlit desert sky, while armored vehicles move through the blue haze behind him. Writer Jean-Pierre Pécau and artist Brada, with colors by Thorn, continue their grounded, historically rooted approach to the battles that shaped the Second World War.