Reddit reviews Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45

So it doesn't seem to be from only the Japanese side, but I know it has both sides and focuses only on the Pacific/Asian side of the war and about those areas of fighting that aren't commonly taught. The title is 'Retribution: The Battle for Japan' by Max Hastings. Here is an amazon link for it that I found.

For those interested I highly recommend The Two-Ocean War: A Short History of the United States Navy in the Second World War. Despite it's name it is brief only in comparison to S.E.Morison's History of United States Naval Operations in World War II 15 Volume Set. It is a dispassionate detailing of all navel operations of WWII action by action detailing losses on both sides.

I also recommend the book I am currently reading Max Hasting's Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45. Hastings based this work on interviews of hundreds Japanese who survived the war.

You need to read up on some literature.
They did not surrender after the first bomb.

I remember there being an interesting chapter or two on this subject in Max Hasting's Retribution if you can get your hands on it, it detailed the advances that the Soviet Army made in Manchuria and described the military aspects and the treatment of civilians rather well. It's worth a look.

http://www.amazon.com/Retribution-Battle-1944-45-Max-Hastings/dp/0307263517