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    Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 1944–45

    By Max Hastings

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    A companion volume to his bestselling ‘Armageddon’, Max Hastings’ account of the battle for Japan is a masterful military history.

    Featuring the most remarkable cast of commanders the world has ever seen, the dramatic battle for Japan of 1944–45 was acted out across the vast stage of Asia: Imphal and Kohima, Leyte Gulf and Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Soviet assault on Manchuria.

    In this gripping narrative, Max Hastings weaves together the complex strands of an epic war, exploring the military tactics behind some of the most triumphant and most horrific scenes of the twentieth century. The result is a masterpiece that balances the story of command decisions, rivalries and follies with the experiences of soldiers, sailors and airmen of all sides as only Max Hastings can.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateSep 17, 2009
    ISBN9780007344093
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    Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 1944–45
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    Max Hastings

    Max Hastings is the author of thirty books, most about conflict, including Bomber Command, Armageddon, Das Reich, The Korean War, The Battle for the Falklands, Vietnam, Operation Pedestal and Abyss, and editor of two anthologies. He worked as a reporter for BBC television and British newspapers, covering eleven wars, including Vietnam, the 1973 Yom Kippur war and the Falklands war. Between 1986 and 2002 he served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph, then editor of the Evening Standard. He has won many prizes for both journalism and his books. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an Honorary Fellow of King’s College, London, and was knighted in 2002. He has two grown-up children, Charlotte and Harry, and lives with his wife Penny in West Berkshire, where they garden enthusiastically.

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    • 5/5
      In 82' I was preoccupied with the task of being young as well as finishing my education in the merchant navy.

      In those days - when at sea - the daily news were compiled and 'edited' by the radio officer and distributed on a single sheet of A4 paper pinned to the bulletin board in the mess. And to be honest, you would not find me in front of that reading it.

      (To the youngsters: Once upon a time the internet did not exist. Amazingly we survived to tell the tale ;-)

      So the 'big picture' of the state of the world was not all that clear to me.

      To to read about the course of events in this - in many respects - strange war has been very interesting. And put more than a few things in perspective.

      For me this book was a very good read
    • 3/5
      I read a broad assortment of genre, from science fiction, to biography to literary fiction. One of my favorites is history and military history in particular. In reviewing my library, I noted a couple of works by Max Hastings that I had rated them very highly. His book, Retribution, was an outstanding treatment of the final year of the World War II Pacific theater. Vietnam, an Epic Tragedy, was equally as well done. That being the case, I purchased a couple of other Hastings works, including this treatment of the Falklands War. One of Hastings’s strengths is his level of detail. Consider, Retribution, which deals with only the final year in the Pacific theater, clocks in at a hardcover 688 pages. His book on the Vietnam War extends for almost 900 hardcover pages. While this paperback book only spans 420 pages, it is the Falklands War after all. His work, The Korean War, a MUCH broader and more complicated conflict only extends for 389 pages, a substandard effort.Hastings splits the writing duty here with a co-author, who handles some of the diplomatic history, but the work flows relatively seamlessly. I would have to imagine that this is the authoritative treatment of the Falklands War and the history behind it.Having said all that, this book is FAR too detailed to be an enjoyable read. The diplomacy and politics are fascinating, but the details of the military aspect (which I understand are from Hastings) are eye glazing. To spend only 389 pages on the Korean War, and then 420 pages on the Falkland War is telling. It is a Goldilocks scenario. One is too short, the other is too long.
    • 3/5

      Five out of ten.

      A complete and thorough look at the Falklands war and the causes and consequences of the conflict from a British viewpoint. From the political wranglings to the men on the front line.

    • 4/5
      The classic history of the Falklands War.