
Retribution
The Battle for Japan, 1944 - 45
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Simon Vance
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Max Hastings
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 of 1944 it was clear that Japan’s defeat was inevitable, but how the drive to victory would be achieved remained to be seen. The ensuing drama–that ended in Japan’s utter devastation–was acted out across the vast stage of Asia. In recounting the saga of this time and place, Max Hastings gives us incisive portraits of the theater’s key figures–MacArthur, Nimitz, Mountbatten, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. But he is equally adept in his portrayals of the ordinary soldiers and sailors–American, British, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese–caught in some of the war’s bloodiest campaigns.
With unprecedented insight, Hastings discusses Japan’s war against China, now all but forgotten in the West, MacArthur’s follies in the Philippines, the Marines at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and the Soviet blitzkrieg in Manchuria. He analyzes the decision-making process that led to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki–which, he convincingly argues, ultimately saved lives. Finally, he delves into the Japanese wartime mind-set, which caused an otherwise civilized society to carry out atrocities that haunt the nation to this day. Retribution is a brilliant telling of an epic conflict from a master military historian at the height of his powers.
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"Hastings is a military historian in the grand tradition . . . He is equally adept at analyzing the broad sweep of strategy and creating thrilling set pieces that put the reader in the cockpit of a fighter plane or the conning tower of a submarine."--Evan Thomas, The New York Times Book Review
"Compelling . . . To the broad sweep of military events Mr. Hastings adds myriad human stories . . . and he does not hesitate to offer his own keen analysis along the way."--Peter R. Kann, The Wall Street Journal
"The great merit of Max Hastings's many books on war is his skill at bringing the numbers, as it were, down to earth. Through the imaginative power of his writing, we get an inkling . . . of what it must have been like to slog one's way up a cliff at Iwo Jima, or be firebombed in Tokyo."--Ian Buruma, New York Review of Books
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If you could sum up Retribution in three words, what would they be?
Illuminating, Clear, InspiringWhat other book might you compare Retribution to and why?
As we go further away from the Pacific War - now about 70 plus years - new works are coming out all the time. Because of that, it is hard to find comparisons to this work.Which character – as performed by Simon Vance – was your favorite?
None really stand out in my mind although, when I first heard Mr Vance go into character, I was both surprised and delighted.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Chapter 19 and its crystal clear summary of the events that lead to the dropping of the atomic bomb. There are so many wild and whacky revisions swirling around the decision to drop the bombs and Mr Hastings’ work confidently deals with these theories with his use of historical records and facts and puts emotional opinions aside. He does what good historians do, and that is getting inside the heads of the decision makers of the period bases on primary sources. I recommend his whole work, but if you can only read one chapter, that chapter should not be missed.Any additional comments?
Mr Vance’s Japanese pronunciation was not perfect and at times it was irritating but overall was better then some of the other readers I have come across.I recommend this book to everyone who wants to have a ride into and through the period and the huge events that still echo in the country I have called home for over forty years… Japan!
A Must Read!
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A Fascinating dynamic spectacle that's only peer is the Eastern Front
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Cogent, balanced, analytical
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Detailed
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Outstanding exposition and brilliantly narrated
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Sir Max gives readers a ground-level look at war
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I don't entirely agree with many of Hastings assertions and, to be frank, find himat times unable to step outside his own cultural assumptions; however, that being said, Retribution is a fantastic read for anyone interested in the extraordinary events of and surrounding World War II. He exposes the humanity of many military and political leaders; their successes and short-comings, their fears and apprehensions. Finally; he informs a modern world about the perils of cultural hubris, the confusion caused by technological limitations, and ignorance of perceived superiority
Good stuff Max
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A Different Take..
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Hastings does it again.
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Max Hastings at his best
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