Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-283) and index.
Contents
Achtung! : the war in Europe begins -- The Battle of the Atlantic : fighting above and below the waves -- Holding the line : attrition on two fronts -- Reaping the whirlwind : fortress Europe under attack -- The last offensive : counterattack in the Ardennes -- Gotterdammerung : the devastation of the homeland -- Tora! Tora! Tora! : attack in the Pacific -- Bushido : putting the martial code to the test -- Retreat to Yasukuni : defeat on the islands -- Kamikaze : the last desperate defence -- Enduring the unendurable : the unimaginable end.