Book 1 of 12 in the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Series
Author: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Hajime Yatate
Genre: Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
Format: Hardcover

Description:
It is the year Universal Century 0079, in a space colony the Earth Federation is storing and testing a new piloted robot for use in the battle against the Principality of Zeon. The experimental RX-78 Gundam mobile suit is scheduled to be transported to Federation command in Jaburo, deep within the Brazilian jungles. Unfortunatley, before the transporter would arrive, the Federation would come under attack from Zeon. With few resources available against the Zeons most mobile mechs, Federation forces strike back using their new weapon, the mobile suit Gundam.