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The battle for japan, 194445 known as retribution in the united states, the chapter on australias role in the last year of the pacific war was criticised by the chief of the returned and services league of australia and one of the historians at the australian war memorial, for allegedly exaggerating discontent in. By the summer of 1944 it was clear that japan s defeat was inevitable, but how the drive to victory would be achieved remained unclear. Retribution the battle for japan 1944 45 powells books. The battle for japan, 194445 by max hastings 2008 english mobipocket read online 8. Pdf free download pdf retribution the battle for japan 1944 45 max hastings. Nemesis and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. In this respect, the military code served japan s rulers well.
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