*Barefoot Gen is the powerful, tragic story of the bombing of Hiroshima, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in a Japanese anti-militarist family. Of particular intrest is Barefoot Gen's focus not only on the bombing, but also on the ethical dilemmas facing a peace-loving family in a militarized culture, and the special problems which they encounter. Barefoot Gen brings home the reality of an event in our history which we must never allow to happen again. *Source: Back Cover