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Japan 1945: From Operation Downfall to Hiroshima and Nagasaki
By Clayton K. S. Chun and John White
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ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. In this 200th Campaign series title Clayton Chun examines the final stages of World War II as the Allies debated how to bring about the surrender of Japan. He details Operation Downfall (the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands).Chun explains why these plans were never implemented, before examining the horrific alternative to military invasion – the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear weapons. With a series of illustrations, including detailed diagrams of the atomic bombs, a depiction of the different stages of the explosions and maps of the original invasion plans, this book provides a unique perspective of a key event in world history.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A fine summary in a medium-sized volume.
Succinct writing style.
Good coverage of Allied and Japanese plans
for invasion and defense.
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
are covered in great detail.
The world's fate after the war is discussed.
Maps, which contain much info, could not
be enlarged to readable size.
Some photos/drawings were inverted. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5While this study is not a bad overview, one might be better off just cutting to the chase and reading Richard Frank's "Downfall," which is still the best one-book examination of the topic.