Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths

Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths (総員玉砕せよ!, Sōin Gyokusai seyo!) is an autobiographical graphic novel by Shigeru Mizuki, depicting his days in the military stationed at Rabaul on the island of New Britain.
It was originally published in 1973 as Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths! The Ballad of Cape St. George (総員玉砕せよ! 聖ジョージ岬・哀歌, Sōin Gyokusai seyo! Sento-Jōji-Misaki Aika). In 2011, Drawn & Quarterly released an English-language version of the book.
==About==
==Historical accuracy==
==Characters==
*Maruyama - Private Second Class. Mizuki's stand-in character. Most of the story centers around his squad. 
*Division Chief - Lieutenant-General.
*Chief of Staff - Colonel.
*Staff Officer Kido - Lieutenant Colonel.
*Battalion Commander Tadokoro - Major.
*Company Commander - First Lieutenant.
*Doctor Ishiyama - First Lieutenant.
*Platoon Commander Mizumoto - Second Lieutenant.
*Platoon Commander Yamagishi - Second Lieutenant.
*Platoon Commander Kitazaki - Second Lieutenant.
*Homu, Military Police - Lieutenant.
*Squad Commander Honda - Sergeant.
*Squad Commander Kawakita - Corporal.
*Squad Commander Yoshida - Corporal.
*Yokoi - Corporal.
*Corpsman Kamiya - Acting Corporal.
*Nogami - Acting Corporal.
*Squad Commander Okuyama - Lance Corporal.
*Ogawa - Private First Class.
*Kojima - Private First Class.
*Kaneda - Private First Class.
*Kirimoto - Private First Class.
*Morita - Private First Class.
*Akasaki - Private Second Class.
*Miura - Private Second Class.
*Kageyama - Private Second Class.
*Kayama - Private Second Class.
*Kobayashi - Private Second Class.
*Nakamoto - Private Second Class.
*Sakaida - Private Second Class.
*Nezumi-Otoko makes a cameo as a soldier from another squad during the mission to take out the tanks. He tells Maruyama how to make bananas ripe.
 Baien Battalion Commander Tadokoro 
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 Company A Company B
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 Platoon No. 1 Platoon No. 2 Platoon No. 3 Platoon No. 4 
 Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
 Yamagishi Mizumoto Kitazaki
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 Squad No. 1 Squad No. 2 Squad No. 3 Squad No. 4
 Corporal Corporal Sergeant Corporal
 Yoshida Kawakita Honda Okuyama
==TV special==
==Awards==
pt-br:Marcha para a Morte
Category:Drawn & Quarterly
Category:Graphic Novels
Category:War manga