Rain of Ruin
tokyo, hiroshima, and the surrender of japan
$64.67
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2025
Summary
Rain of Ruin: Unveiling the Untold Story of Japan’s Surrender
With the advent of the B-29 “Superfortress” in the summer of 1944, strategic bombing, a key element of the Allied war effort against Germany, extended to the Pacific theater. In 1945, Japan endured the war’s three most devastating bombing attacks. The firebombing of Tokyo in March incinerated the city’s most populous area, resulting in approximately 85,000 deaths and leaving over a million people homeless. This attack was…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324105305 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324105305 |
| Author: | Richard Overy |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 343g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 147mm x 23mm |
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“Tight and balanced…Rain of Ruin is a compact, first-rate history of one of World War II’s great tragedies.” – Jonathan W. Jordan - Wall Street Journal“A fresh and persuasive outlook on one of the great moral crossroads in world history.” – Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Richard Overy
Richard Overy is the author of outstanding histories of World War II, including Why the Allies Won and the best-selling Blood and Ruins. His study of Hitler and Stalin, The Dictators, won the Wolfson History Prize. He lives in Italy.
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