Opération Mort #[nn]

Published by Cornélius in 2008, this French edition of Shigeru Mizuki's war manga carries an immediate visual punch: the cover silhouettes three figures standing together beneath swaying palm trees against a blazing red and yellow tropical sky. That stark, almost mournful image sets the tone perfectly for Mizuki's unflinching perspective on the Pacific theater, drawn from his own wartime experiences.