Jay Elwes

The nightmare of Okinawa made Truman decide to use the atom bomb

Given the way the Japanese fought, the president judged that if the war continued there would be many more casualties than those at Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The USS Bunker Hill, hit by two kamikaze pilots at Okinawa. Credit: Getty Images
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  • Crucible of Hell: Okinawa, the Last Great Battle of the Second World War

    Saul David

    Collins, pp. 418, £25

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