{"product_id":"tokyo-rose-zero-hour-a-graphic-novel-9784805316955","title":"Tokyo Rose - Zero Hour (A Graphic Novel)","description":"\u003cb\u003e**2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year: Silver Award Winner in Graphic Novels \u0026amp; Comics Category**\u003cbr\u003e **Recommended by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Public Library\u003c\/i\u003e as one of its 50 best comics for adults**\u003cbr\u003e**A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTraitor or hero? Discover the truth behind the legendary Tokyo Rose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTokyo Rose: Zero Hour\u003c\/i\u003e tells the true story of Iva Toguri, a Japanese American woman who was visiting her relatives in Tokyo shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Trapped in Japan, Iva refused to renounce her American citizenship. But she was forced to take a job with Radio Tokyo to host \"Zero Hour,\" a propaganda broadcast aimed at demoralizing American troops—in the role of the infamous Tokyo Rose, \"The Siren of the Pacific.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dramatic events recounted in this story include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Iva's arrest by the Americans, who eventually found that her actions were blameless \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Her emotional return to the United States and the racially-motivated public outcry that led to her re-arrest and prosecution for treason \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The dishonest actions of prosecutors who coerced witnesses into providing false evidence against her \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The six years she spent in prison, and her eventual pardon by President Ford in 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Andre Frattino and illustrated by Kate Kasenow, \u003ci\u003eTokyo Rose: Zero Hour\u003c\/i\u003e has an introduction explaining the \"Tokyo Rose\" phenomenon and the devastating effects of World War II on Asian-American communities that continue to reverberate. In a world rife with misinformation and racial prejudice, the story of Tokyo Rose has never been more relevant.","brand":"Andre R. Frattino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201845002358,"sku":"9784805316955","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_a9bd6464-af7b-4d9a-9c43-d7ac64940dac.jpg?v=1775336471","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/tokyo-rose-zero-hour-a-graphic-novel-9784805316955","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}