Introduction: Truman's funeral -- ABC comes to Whitehall -- Churchill versus the chiefs -- The king's men in the loyal dominions -- A gathering of prime ministers -- The road to Quebec -- Codename: Ocatagon -- Canada -- Rain of fire -- Okinawa: sea battle -- The forgotten fleet at Okinawa -- Okinawa: land battle -- In the wake of ICEBERG -- MacArthur and Mountbatten -- The British Pacific fleet visits Japan -- Codename: TERMINAL -- Australia and New Zealand -- Let this day be done -- Conclusion: only the dead -- Epilogue: in the still of peace.