Okinawa · The Last Battle of World War II
- Authors
- Leckie, Robert
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Tags
- war , world war ii , second world war , 1939-1945 - campaigns - japan - okinawa island , history - military , okinawa island (japan) , asian history , okinawa island , history , military , japan , military - world war ii , history: american , 1939-1945 , general , asia , battles & campaigns , okinawa island (japan) - history , world war , military history , campaigns
- ISBN
- 9780140173895
- Date
- 1995-05-25T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.33 MB
- Lang
- en
> **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.