
Volume I covers in detail the background, strategic regrouping, and strategic planning and conduct of the offensive.

At the request of the other Allies, on 9th August 1945, a force of over 1.5 million Red Army soldiers unleashed a massive attack against the Japanese in Manchuria. Volume 2 covers the detailed course of operational and tactical fighting in virtually every combat sector.

Volume I covers in detail the background, strategic regrouping, and strategic planning and conduct of the offensive.