{"product_id":"retribution-the-battle-for-japan-1944-45-9780307275363","title":"Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 adept in his portrayals of the ordinary soldiers and sailors caught in the bloodiest of campaigns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its piercing and convincing analysis, \u003cb\u003eRetribution\u003c\/b\u003e is a brilliant telling of an epic conflict from a master military historian at the height of his powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Max Hastings was a foreign correspondent for many years, reporting from more than 60 countries for BBC TV and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e. He reported conflict in the Middle East, Indochina, Angola, India, Zimbabwe and finally the 1982 Falklands War. He has presented historical documentaries for television, including series on the Korean War and on Churchill and his generals. He is the recipient of numerous British awards for his books and journalism, including Journalist of the Year (1982), and Editor of the Year (1988). He has written 18 books on military history and current events. Some notables are \u003cb\u003eBomber Command\u003c\/b\u003e, which earned the Somerset Maugham Prize for nonfiction, \u003cb\u003eThe Battle for the Falklands\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eOverlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy\u003c\/b\u003e, both of which also received awards. For 16 years, he was successively editor-in-chief of the \u003ci\u003eBritish Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, from which he retired in 2002. He has published two memoirs, \u003cb\u003eGoing To The Wars\u003c\/b\u003e (2000) about his experiences as a war correspondent, and \u003cb\u003eEditor\u003c\/b\u003e (2003) about his time running newspapers. He lives outside London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50912451363090,"sku":"9780307275363","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_020457a2-f554-40cc-8955-51354c097976.jpg?v=1738771720","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/retribution-the-battle-for-japan-1944-45-9780307275363","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}