{"product_id":"when-the-shooting-stopped-9781472848987","title":"When the Shooting Stopped","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictory in Japan Day (VJ Day) on August 15, 1945 officially marked the end of World War II, but in fact conflict continued throughout the month. This fascinating title from Barrett Tillman explore the final weeks of the war, until the shooting finally stopped.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 44 months between December 1941 and August 1945, the Pacific Theater absorbed the attention of the American nation and military longer than any other. Despite the Allied grand strategy of Germany first, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. especially was committed to confronting Tokyo as a matter of urgent priority. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut from Oahu to Tokyo was a long, sanguinary slog, averaging an advance of just three miles per day. The U.S. human toll paid on that road reached some 108,000 battle deaths, more than one-third the U.S. wartime total. But by the summer of 1945 on both the American homefront and on the frontline there was hope. The stunning announcements of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA superb achievement.  This fast-paced and riveting account of the final weeks of the Pacific War is  filled with fresh material, including personal stories and vivid historical detail.  Another Barrett Tillman triumph. * Robert J. Mrazek, award-winning author of 'The Indomitable Florence Finch: The Untold Story of a War Widow Turned Resistance Fighter and Savior of American POW's' *\u003cbr\u003e[A] shrewd, fast-paced, and wide-angle account exploring one of the most intriguing but seldom pursued topics about all of World War II: the ragged ending of the Asia Pacific War.  There was no neat finale on the decks of the \u003ci\u003eMissouri\u003c\/i\u003e in Tokyo Bay.  This work musters the full panorama of days, weeks, and longer that shaped the fates of nations and peoples, but colors it brightly with well-chosen stories of individuals in combat, in liberation, in defeat, in tragedy, and in joy. * Richard B. Frank, author of Downfall: The End of the Japanese Empire *\u003cbr\u003eIt's all here in this excellent account of the last month of WWII. * The Armourer *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an excellent study of the last few weeks of the Second World War, showing that the surrender of Japan was a rather more complex and confused affair than the earlier collapse of Nazi Germany.” -- John Rickard * Historyofwar.org *\u003cbr\u003eIt's a complex story, very well told here. - \u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly an author of Tillman’s experience, breadth and skill could pull off such a work: a multi-layered, nuanced and compelling book… . \u003ci\u003eWhen the Shooting Stopped\u003c\/i\u003e is a fine work, worthy of the author’s reputation. Readable, informative, and compelling, it is deserving of the time to contemplate and absorb. -\u003ci\u003e Naval Historical Foundation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrologue: August 1945\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/i\u003e  1. War or Peace?  2. August Storm  3. The Day the Shooting Stopped  4. Around the World  5. Uneasy Peace  6. Tokyo Bay  7. Downstream from VJ Day   \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEndnotes \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography     \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867220291927,"sku":"9781472848987","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472848987.jpg?v=1722282273","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-the-shooting-stopped-9781472848987","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}