By the fall of 1944, the war was winding down in Europe. Allies had landed in Normandy, the Soviet Union was pushing into Eastern Germany, and the Nazis had only one more offensive left in them before the end. However, in the Pacific, the war continues to rage on, with an increased tempo in death and destruction. Japanese soldiers fight tooth and nail for every each inch of every island, opposing American efforts to conquer islands and get closer to Japan. Japanese soldiers would rather die in suicide waves than surrender to those they perceive as uncouth and violent barbarians.
With the bloody body count fast increasing, the Americans devise mass destruction plans for Japanese cities, dropping incendiary bombs on Tokyo and others, burning down several square miles. General MacArthur, how has returned to the Philippines, is now planning an invasion of Japan proper, with over 2 million soldiers.
Shore and plane bombardments destroy island beaches and mountains, without being able to dislodge Japanese defenders, as American marines and soldiers hop from island to island, getting ever closer to the Japanese mainland. And in the desert of New Mexico, a new weapon, the atomic bomb, is being worked on in secret.
Within one year, the world will be drastically different as the inevitable defeat of the Japanese brings an end to the Second World War, but ushers in the Cold War. Fans of history will love this fast-paced conclusion to the largest war in human history, and will be left wondering whether such a war could ever happen again.
This series also include Killing England and Killing the SS.
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