The Road to Tokyo

World War II #19

by Keith Wheeler

This definitive series chronicles the major junctures, personalities, campaigns, and strategies of the world's most consuming war.

Genres: History, Military History, Nonfiction, World War II, Military Fiction

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Valerie Sherman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't know Okinawa was such a bigger battle than Iwo Jima. I did know that kamikazes and cave fighting sucks. A lot.

[Jonathan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one was a real slog to get through, like the battles in Iwo Jima and Okinawa, it was page by page torture and every line/yard was hard fought.
Easily the least enjoyable volume in the series so far.

[Jared · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brutal, that is the best word for this volume. The volume details the sad, savage horrors fo Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the terrible price paid by both sides leading up to the end of the war.

[Al Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Typically good Time-Life WW@ book, focusing on Iwo Jima and Okinawa, with a chapter on kamikazes.

[Robert Snow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought this Life Time series in the early 1980's on WWII, a volume came to the house every 2 or 3 months so I could take my reading. It was very informative and enjoyable read, I still use it for reference.

[Vleegoodfellow · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Time-Life Picture Book.

[Jerome Otte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent account of the fighting for Okinawa and Iwo Jima.