Behind Japan's Surrender

The intricacies, the paradoxes, the might-have-beens of history never cease to fascinate. Brooks reveals the conflicts and power plays of those last days before the peace with consummate, dramatic flare. The story is told almost moment by moment in this brilliant, exceedingly well-written book.

World War II history buffs will relish a new outlook on Japan's surrender: one which retraces the forces shaping the final outcome of the war, and which reveals the paradoxes and power plays on both sides. An intriguing interplay of politics and international issues is exposed.