SETTING THE RISING SUN: Halsey's Aviators Strike Japan, Summer 1945

Concentrates on the last month of the U.S. Navy's air war over Japan, in the waning days of WWII. Recounts this vital period of the Pacific War with drama and attention to detail. He draws on both American and Japanese perspectives to reconstruct intense combat missions and place them in the context of a war that was hurtling toward its conclusion. 32 pages of photos.