The reading contrasts British replenishment rates with American fast-fleet oilers while following the fleet through repeated strike-and-replenishment cycles. It then moves through kamikaze attacks, the unexpected atomic-bomb news, the ceasefire, and the continued danger from aircraft that did not obey it. Released prisoners, entry into Tokyo Bay, and the surrender aboard Missouri bring the human experience of war's end into the operational account. Coalition command, logistics, and ceremony appear together rather than as separate histories.
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Battle on the Breeze and the British Pacific Fleet
A passage from Battle on the Breeze follows British Pacific Fleet replenishment, the final operations against Japan, and the surrender in Tokyo Bay.