Allied Victory Over Japan 1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Achieves

In 1944, Japan was still occupying South East Asia and the Pacific, but their advance was halted at Kohima and Imphal. British-led forces re-opened the supply routes from India to US forces in China, and British-led forces seized Mandalay and Rangoon in Spring 1945. Admiral Nimitzs and General MacArthurs forces invaded Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Leyte, and Luzon in late 1944, and Iwo Jima and Okinawa fell to the Allies in early 1945. The atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 forced the Japanese to surrender without the inevitable carnage of an invasion of their mainland.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 03 October 2023
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

In 1944, as the tide of war in Europe shifted in favor of the Allies, Japan continued to occupy significant portions of South East Asia and the Pacific. In Burma, the Japanese advance seemed unstoppable, but it was halted at Kohima and Imphal in June and July 1944. Six months later, the British-led forces regained control, reopening the supply routes from India to US forces in China. It took another year of intense fighting until British-led forces captured Mandalay and then Rangoon in Spring 1945.

Meanwhile, Admiral Nimitz's and General MacArthur's forces were overcoming fierce Japanese resistance as they invaded Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Leyte, and Luzon in late 1944. Iwo Jima and Okinawa fell to the Allies in early 1945. These victories allowed USAAF Superfortresses to bomb mainland Japan. Late Spring/early Summer 1945 saw the steady recapture of the Northern Solomons, Brunei, Borneo, and former Dutch colonies. The Soviets were advancing into Manchuria and Korea.

The atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 ultimately forced the Japanese to surrender, avoiding the inevitable carnage of an invasion of their mainland. The final year of the Second World War in the Far East is vividly depicted in this article, featuring contemporary images with well-captioned details and concise text.

Weight: 688g
Dimension: 190 x 247 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399042888