Okinawa: A Decorated Marine's Account of the Last Battle of World War II Paperback - 1996
by Robert Leckie
Marine and Pacific war veteran Robert Leckie retells the epic story of the battle of Okinawa from both sides. Strikingly intimate portraits of the Japanese generals, the American soldiers, and their commanding officers brilliantly illuminate those individuals who fought in this bloody confrontation. of photos.
Summary
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.
First line
On September 29, 1944, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, commander of the Pacific Ocean Area (POA), and Fleet Admiral Ernest King, chief of U.S. Naval Operations, conferred in San Francisco on the next steps to be taken to deliver the final crusher to a staggering Japan.
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- Title Okinawa: A Decorated Marine's Account of the Last Battle of World War II
- Author Robert Leckie
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date July 1, 1996
- ISBN 9780140173895 / 0140173897
- Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 7.72 x 5.02 x 0.6 in (19.61 x 12.75 x 1.52 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Japan -, Okinawa Island (Japan) - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94039145
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.54
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 06/03/1996, Page 0
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