The companion volume to acclaimed military historian Hastings critically praised Armageddon, which told the story of the final year of the war against the Nazis, Retribution focuses on the Pacific theater and Japans defiant stand against the Allies. 32 pages of photographs. nBy the summer of 1944 it was clear that Japans defeat was inevitable, but how the drive to victory would be achieved remained unclear. The ensuing drama--that ended in Japans utter devastation--was acted out across the vast theater of Asia in massive clashes between army, air, and naval forces. nIn 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. n nWith its piercing and convincing analysis, Retribution is a brilliant telling of an epic conflict from a master military historian at the height of his powers.n