Description
A riveting, meticulously researched account of the final year of the Pacific War, this book chronicles the brutal campaigns and pivotal decisions that brought World War II to its conclusion. Drawing on vivid firsthand testimony and incisive historical analysis, it explores the collision between Japan’s determination to fight to the end and America’s overwhelming military power. The narrative examines the human cost of battles across the Pacific, the strategic calculations behind them, and the moral complexities surrounding the war’s final phase. Written with authority and clarity, it offers a compelling portrait of an epic conflict at its most devastating and decisive.
Available Editions
hardcover
Knopf
Published Mar 18, 2008
656 pages
ISBN: 9780307263513
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Details
First Published
2008
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Retribution by Max Hastings.