Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
By Max Hastings
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By the summer of 1944 it was clear that Japan's defeat was inevitable, but how the drive to victory would be achieved remained unclear. The ensuing drama—that ended in Japan's utter devastation—was acted out across the vast theater of Asia in massive clashes between army, air, and naval forces.
In recounting these extraordinary events, Max Hastings draws incisive portraits of MacArthur, Mao, Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and other key figures of the war in the East. But he is equally ad…
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AwardsPrint BooksHistoryPaperbackNonfictionMilitary HistoryAsian HistoryWorld War IIJapanese HistoryJapanese History - World War II & AftermathPacific Theater - World War II - JapanNew York Times Notable Nonfiction of 2008Best Books of the Year 2008Best Books of the YearNew York Times Best Books of 2008



