The last volume in Toll's great history of the war in the Pacific. He covers McArthur and Halsey's peculiarities, the invasion of the Philippines, the battle of Leyte Gulf, the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Kamikazies, preparations for the invasion of Japan (an amphibious assault that would have been larger than the D-Day invasion), the atom bombs, and a detailed account of the Japanese government and military's "decision" to surrender. There are also discussions of US submarine warfare and the B-29. I highly recommend the whole three-volume history.