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Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II

By Robert Leckie

Book information

Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Year
1996
ISBN
0140173897, 9780140173895
Open Library ID
OL23096961M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
259 kB (265186 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
\0
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Penguin delivers you to the front lines of The Pacific Theater with the real-life stories behind the HBO miniseries. Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian, mixing battle strategy and analysis with portraits of the men who fought on both sides to give the reader a complete account of the invasion. Lasting 83 days and surpassing D-Day in both troops and material used, the Battle of Okinawa was a decisive victory for the Allies, and a huge blow to Japan. In this stirring and readable account, Leckie provides a complete picture of the battle and its context in the larger war.

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