Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 by Max Hastings

Author:Max Hastings
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Campaigns, Pacific Area, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Area, 1939-1945, Asia, General, United States, Japan, Military, World War, 1939-1945 - Japan, World War II, History
ISBN: 9780307263513
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2007-04-15T20:23:12+00:00

The sea below was black and the lower bases of the clouds a dark, dull gray. Then, almost as if in response to a drum roll, there was an explosion of color: streaks of red and orange began to shoot heavenward into a pale, azure canopy high above. The intensity built to a crescendo; a silent cacophony of color until the whole eastern sky was aflame, backlighting and illuminating the cumulus. I touched the intercom button, alerting the crew, and, after a couple of moments, quietly said: “Everybody…look out the left side of the airplane.” There was a muffled response or two: “Jesus!” or “Christ!”

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