This book is a MUST read for WW11 interested readers. George Weller, the author and a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter, puts together an outstanding report as a 'first person' into ravaged Japan right after the bombardment of Nagasaki and the savage treatment of the POWs.
The more I got into this book the more I like the reportings George Weller was able to put together- especially since he wasn't suppose to be cleared to get into Nagasaki. He wormed his way in and got first hand information from the POWs on the treatment they endured by the Japanese. You just may be surprised on what took place.
A must read.

Most of the book was about Allied POWs in Japan, but it tells these stories well. I had no idea how harsh the Japanese were on prisoners. The issue of censorship of stories from the ground zeros of both atomic bomb sites was one that I also wasn't familiar with. I usually read books about Nazi Germany, but now I want to find out more about the Pacific conflict.