{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307275363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.62h x 5.69w x 1.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2009 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Max Hastings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700422602933,"sku":"9780307275363","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e9b522b7-188a-4793-8416-3ee6194f88ea.jpg?v=1728397075","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/retribution-the-battle-for-japan-1944-45-9780307275363","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}