Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Maps:
Allied Invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Okinawa, April 1–8, 1945
Okinawa, April 9–June 30, 1945
Authors’ Note
Prologue: Prelude to Battle
1: Okinawa
2: Surprises Ahead
3: Settling In
4: The Enemy Emerges
5: Coming Ashore
6: A Price to Be Paid
7: Sharpening the Focus
8: The Snakes Come Slithering In
9: Trudging On
10: The End of the Honeymoon
11: No Rest for the Weary
12: Dark Days
13: Tombstones Everywhere
14: Cactus Hill Coming Up
15: Cutting the Cactus
16: Time Out
17: Tragedy on the Ridge
18: Slaughter
19: The Struggle to Escape
20: Bravery Unequaled
21: Valor
22: No Letup in Sight
23: A Storm Unabated
24: Darkness Descends
25: In the Dead of Night
26: While No One Sleeps
27: What Next?
Starting Over: The Next Phase
28: The Next Step
29: Struggling On
30: Nonstop!
31: Clearing the Crags
32: Going On
33: The Escarpment
34: One More Hill to Climb
35: Onward and Upward
36: Deadly Deadeyes
37: Endless Struggle
38: Digging In
39: Making Do
40: Plowing Ahead
41: Disaster
42: Conical Hill
43: No Chivalry Left
44: Monsoon Season
45: The Lost Platoon
46: Air Strikes
47: Stalemate
48: Rolling On
49: The Big Apple
50: The Home Stretch
51: The Final Battle
52: The Bomb
53: The Road Home
54: Morning Comes Again
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Authors
Copyright
About the Publisher