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  Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45

  by Max Hastings

  Hailed in Britain as “Spectacular . . . Searingly powerful” (Andrew Roberts, The Sunday Telegraph ), a riveting, impeccably informed chronicle of the final year of the Pacific war. In his critically acclaimed Armageddon , Hastings detailed the last twelve months of the struggle for Germany. Here, in what can be considered a companion volume, he covers the horrific story of the war against Japan. By the summer... (more)