World War Two: Against The Rising Sun (Campfire Graphic Novels)

Excellent educational novel

My 11 and 13 year old love these. I was afraid it could be too graphic for them but thankfully it wasn't.

One of the problems one faces when trying to get American students to understand the enormity of the Second World War is that so much of the materials to which they are exposed is so focused on the war only when the United States entered the war; materials on the European Front and especially the Pacific Front give the slightest of glosses of the history before then. Accordingly, a book that gives equal coverage to all situations is most welcome. And World War Two: Against the Rising Sun is that book. Starting with events in the 1930s with various Japanese aggressions in China, this 164 page graphic history moves succinctly though the Japanese spread down eastern Asia, the invasion of Burma, the rise and fall of Bose's Indian collaborators with the Japanese, and the naval and amphibious fighting through the Pacific. People profiled come from Japanese, Chinese, Malayan, English, Burmese, Indian, and, yes, American backgrounds. For a student truly interested in the totality of the War against Japan, this book can not be recommended enough. (Note: This book for a student of the Second World War would be nicely paired with Wayne Vansant's  Days of Darkness , which covers Pearl Harbor to Midway from the perspective of an American family.)Of the graphic portion of World War Two: Against the Rising Sun, the art is a bit muddy but does the job just fine for giving a student a quick but fairly detailed overview of the Asian and Pacific fighting.Well worth the read!

I know a lot about WWll in the pacific, but this gave me a new insite into some of the facts I never knew about, such as the role of the Indian fighters, and the two competitng Chinese leaders, each vying for the allegience of the military.

Excellent text and artwork

This book is perfect! It depicts battles, gives personal stories, and focuses on detailed artwork and writing skill to piece this book together. The outcome is an amazing book!

Wrong uniform and weapons depicted on Bataan, B-25J instead of early model B-25 in Dolittle Raid and M16 in grave marker on back cover of the book turned me off so much I couldn’t finish the book. The only redeeming factor was good artwork. What a waste!

My son hates reading. But getting these books are amazing. He comes out interested and has knowledge of history

If you are not an expert on the Pacific Theater, "World War Two: Against the rising sun" is a good introduction.The art is very good, the script reflects in essence what happened from 1937 (Japan's invasion of China) to 1945.You could buy it as a gift to a teenager, or refresh your own memory or knowledge of WW2 without having to read a 600 pages book.

Another thriller of a story that sums up WWII in a mere 120 pages or so. The graphics make this a good read for tweens and teens alike who will enjoy the novel's bloody appeal.

The artist did a great job presenting numerous dramatic and emotive scenes, that's where the single star was earned. As for the writing, it was erratic and bizarre in its politically slanted presentation of the events. Buy this only if you don't mind your children filled with propaganda.

Second World War has been one of the devastating period in human history; still it has lot of enthralling stories of heroism & courage from every nation. My acquaintance to that period happened during my school days when I came in touch with ‘Commando Series’ graphic novels; they were fascinating & gripping with out of the world art, it’s good to see such trend is catching up in India. Recently came across these publications from Kalyani Navyug Media accentuating on both the world wars, the art work is very impressive, the story line is fluid keeping very tight reference to all the major historical events which shaped our present world. Happy to see reference of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, but I still see some reference within the book which indicates that Japanese had their own schema over INA’s main intent on India’s war for independence. It does give a notion where our generation still dwells in divided perception, it’s a colossal challenge to bring everyone on same page, may be several more decades to articulate everyone’s thought process to one single platform.

Starting from attack on Pearl Harbor, it covers all the details till atomic bomb destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Informative book in interesting language with less known facts and details. Good read