The Battle for Okinawa,9780471180807

The Battle for Okinawa

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780471180807
ISBN10: 0471180807
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-01-22
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Critical acclaim for The Battle for Okinawa "An indispensable account of the fighting and of Okinawa's role in the Japanese defense of the home islands." --The Wall Street Journal "A fascinating, highly intelligent glance behind the Japanese lines." --Kirkus Reviews "The most interesting of the 'last battle of the war' books." --The Washington Post. "A fascinating insider's view of the Japanese command." --Dallas Morning News COLONEL HIROMICHI YAHARA was the senior staff officer of the 32nd Japanese Army at Okinawa. A Military Book Club Main Selection

Author Biography

FRANK B. GIBNEY is president of the Pacific Basin Institute. He is a former correspondent, writer, and editor for Time, Newsweek, and Life, and the author of numerous books, including Japan: The Fragile Superpower and The Pacific Century.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:
PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE.
Plans for 32nd Army: Yahara Versus Imperial Headquarters.
THE AMERICAN ASSAULT.
The Grand Strategy Unfolds.
Challenge and Response.
RETREAT UNDER FIRE.
Counteroffensive Halted.
The Headquarters Cave.
Choosing a Last-Stand Location.
Retreat and Attack.
Farewell to Shuri.
Civilians at the Last Stand.
Kiyan Peninsula.
The Last Battle.
Cave Fantasies.
EXODUS.
Gushichan Cave.
Coolie on a New Battlefield.
Reversal of Fortune.
The Colonel's Postcript.
Epilogue: The Battle Ended--Capture and Return.
Prisoner of War Interrogation Reports.
Index.

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