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I generally enjoy Conroy's alternate history stories more than I did this one. I think it is the fact that the point where his story diverges from history is less believable to me than in the other books I've read. Once I get past that, the characters are engaging if not extremely deeply drawn. But their stories are interesting to observe, and the book was a nice diversion, which is mainly what I was looking for. As the title suggests, it is set in 1945 as the Second World War is drawing to a close. The U.S. has dropped two atomic bombs on Japanese cities, the Soviet Union has launched its attack on Japanese troops in Manchuria and the Japanese government is preparing to accept terms of surrender. That is when a military coup by extremists occurs. It failed in real life. It succeeds in this alternate telling, and the war goes on and on, eventually leading to an invasion of the Japanese home islands by American troops. We see this invasion from several points of view, And if you are, or aren't a fan of Douglas McArthur - well, best to leave no spoilers here.