{"product_id":"rain-of-ruin-tokyo-hiroshima-and-the-surrender-of-japan-hardcover","title":"Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Overy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the development of the B-29 \"Superfortress\" in summer 1944, strategic bombing, a central component of the Allied war effort against Germany, arrived in the Pacific theater. In 1945 Japan experienced the three most deadly bombing attacks of the war. The firebombing of Tokyo in March burned the city's most densely populated sector, killed some 85,000 residents, and left more than one million homeless. The attack was part of a months-long campaign of incendiary bombing that destroyed almost two-thirds of Japan's cities. The two atomic blasts in August killed hundreds of thousands in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, most of them civilians. The bombing brought a destabilizing devastation that, combined with a declaration of war by the Soviet Union, induced Japan, as they put it, to terminate the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany at the time and since have credited American air power, and especially the two atomic bombs, with Japan's surrender. But Richard Overy tells a different, more dimensional story. Drawing on his expertise on the war and its bombing campaigns, he delivers a precise recounting of these aerial attacks, and a balanced, informed assessment of how and why they occurred. Overy is astute on the Allied decision-making, and, notably, integrates the Japanese leadership as well. He ably navigates the dramatic endgame of the war, which featured factional infighting within the Japanese cabinet, a scramble by American officials to formulate an acceptable version of \"unconditional surrender,\" and the crucial role played by the emperor, Hirohito. The atomic bombing emerges as impactful but not decisive in this rich, multilayered history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Richard Overy\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eBlood and Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] stupendous achievement. . . . \u003cem\u003eBlood and Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e dissects the sinews of war with the sharpest of scalpels. . . . It is history at its best, down to the finest points.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Josef Joffe, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBlood and Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e is a monumental work. . . . Richard Overy has given us a powerful reminder of the horror of war and the threat posed by dictators with dreams of empire.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Michael F. Bishop, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Pacific clash over colonies reveals a greater truth about the Second World War. . . . [\u003cem\u003eBlood and Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e] refuses to treat the Pacific as 'an appendix, ' as histories often do. Rather, it sees World War II as a truly 'global event.'\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Daniel Immerwahr, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Dictators\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping . . . astonishing . . . superb. [Overy's] skills lie in the fluent telling of a complex story, in the sharp flash of insight, in his patient commitment to the rational explanation of events that sometimes seem to defy all reason.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Jane Caplan, \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eWhy the Allies Won\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clear-sighted . . . learned, and multifaceted.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Richard Bernstein, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Broad and insightful.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Eliot A. Cohen, \u003cem\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A masterpiece of analytical history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Niall Ferguson, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e (London)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.47 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978182820141,"sku":"9781324105305","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/X2G5kmhEmL9781324105305.webp?v=1775800885","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/rain-of-ruin-tokyo-hiroshima-and-the-surrender-of-japan-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}