Good site Spidge. Just had a quick look at the bibliography and I too would recommend two of the books mentioned:
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Codename Downfall: The Secret Plan to Invade Japan and Why Truman Dropped the Bomb - Thomas B. Allen, Simon & Schuster 1995
The plans for the invasion of 'Orange', the US codename for Japan. This book traces the history of US planning from the early part of the century up to the end of WW2. Good maps, charts, drawings.
Death Is Lighter Than A Feather - David Westheimer, University of N. Texas Press 1994
A novel based on Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of Japan. Excellent prologue, followed by a host of characters who are wrapped around a technical readout of how this battle would have been fought. Highly recommended for Downfall readers.
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Feather is a great read - each chapter involves a completely new character, who appears and disappears as the invasion and campaign rolls over them.