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The Ultimate Battle : Okinawa 1945 - The Last Epic Struggle of Wo
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- Book Title
- Ultimate Battle : Okinawa 1945-The Last Epic Struggle of World War II
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Asia / Japan, Military / United States
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- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 22.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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Using the same grunt's-eye-view narrative style of Sloan's acclaimed Brotherhood of Heroes, this is the full story of the largest land-sea-air battle ever waged by the US, a battle whose staggering casualties and take-no-prisoners ferocity led Truman to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.
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Simon & Schuster
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0743292464
ISBN-13
9780743292467
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Book Title
Ultimate Battle : Okinawa 1945-The Last Epic Struggle of World War II
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Asia / Japan, Military / United States
Publication Year
2007
Genre
History
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
22.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D767.99.O45s57 2007
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"Bill Sloan's The Ultimate Battle is the Okinawa book I've been waiting for. You actually feel like you're with the GIs and Marines as they storm Japanese bastions, and on American ships as the kamikaze attacks are unleashed. A very harrowing, well written World War II classic." -- Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge and The Boys of Pointe du Hoc, " The Ultimate Battle is a compelling, immensely evocative story of one of the largest, most fiercely fought battles in American history. Here is that gigantic struggle, the defining battle of the Pacific War, seen primarily through the experiences of the sailors, soldiers, and airmen who suffered through it. This is a terrific work." -- Donald L. Miller, author of Masters of the Air and D-Days in the Pacific, "Bill Sloan has a real feel for the human side of this horrific drama. He suggests there can never be such a battle again, and by the time you've finished reading, you will pray he's right. A powerful, moving book."-- Evan Thomas, author ofSea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945, "Gripping. Authoritative. Masterfully told. I cannot praise this book highly enough." -- Alex Kershaw, author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter, "Bill Sloan has a real feel for the human side of this horrific drama. He suggests there can never be such a battle again, and by the time you've finished reading, you will pray he's right. A powerful, moving book." -- Evan Thomas, author of Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945, "Bill Sloan's The Ultimate Battle is the Okinawa book I've been waiting for. You actually feel like you're with the GIs and Marines as they storm Japanese bastions, and on American ships as the kamikaze attacks are unleashed. A very harrowing, well written World War II classic."-- Douglas Brinkley, author ofThe Great DelugeandThe Boys of Pointe du Hoc, "The Ultimate Battleis a compelling, immensely evocative story of one of the largest, most fiercely fought battles in American history. Here is that gigantic struggle, the defining battle of the Pacific War, seen primarily through the experiences of the sailors, soldiers, and airmen who suffered through it. This is a terrific work."-- Donald L. Miller, author ofMasters of the AirandD-Days in the Pacific, "Bill Sloan's The Ultimate Battle is the Okinawa book I've been waiting for.You actually feel like you're with the GIs and Marines as they storm Japanese bastions, and on American ships as the kamikaze attacks are unleashed.A very harrowing, well written World War II classic." -- Douglas Brinkley, author of "The Great Deluge" and "The Boys of Pointe du Hoc", ""The Ultimate Battle" is a compelling, immensely evocative story of one of the largest, most fiercely fought battles in American history. Here is that gigantic struggle, the defining battle of the Pacific War, seen primarily through the experiences of the sailors, soldiers, and airmen who suffered through it. This is a terrific work." -- Donald L. Miller, author of "Masters of the Air" and "D-Days in the Pacific", "Gripping. Authoritative. Masterfully told. I cannot praise this book highly enough."-- Alex Kershaw, author ofThe Bedford BoysandThe Longest Winter, "Gripping. Authoritative. Masterfully told. I cannot praise this book highly enough." -- Alex Kershaw, author of "The Bedford Boys" and "The Longest Winter", "The Ultimate Battleis a compelling, immensely evocative story of one of the largest, most fiercely fought battles in American history. Here is that gigantic struggle, the defining battle of the Pacific War, seen primarily through the experiences of the sailors, soldiers, and airmen who suffered through it. This is a terrific work." -- Donald L. Miller, author ofMasters of the AirandD-Days in the Pacific, "Bill Sloan's The Ultimate Battle is the Okinawa book I've been waiting for. You actually feel like you're with the GIs and Marines as they storm Japanese bastions, and on American ships as the kamikaze attacks are unleashed. A very harrowing, well written World War II classic." -- Douglas Brinkley, author ofThe Great DelugeandThe Boys of Pointe du Hoc, "Gripping. Authoritative. Masterfully told. I cannot praise this book highly enough." -- Alex Kershaw, author ofThe Bedford BoysandThe Longest Winter, "Bill Sloan'sThe Ultimate Battleis the Okinawa book I've been waiting for. You actually feel like you're with the GIs and Marines as they storm Japanese bastions, and on American ships as the kamikaze attacks are unleashed. A very harrowing, well written World War II classic."-- Douglas Brinkley, author ofThe Great DelugeandThe Boys of Pointe du Hoc, "Memory of an epic battle that altered history has begun to fade. Yet, the fighting for Okinawa was so ferocious that it influenced America's decision to use the atomic bomb. If Japan would fight so furiously for an island outpost, what would an invasion of the mainland cost? Bill Sloan answers that question in this close-up, you-are-there account of the Pacific war's ultimate struggle. Battle reportage at its finest."-- Joseph E. Persico, author ofEleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day 1918, "Memory of an epic battle that altered history has begun to fade. Yet, the fighting for Okinawa was so ferocious that it influenced America's decision to use the atomic bomb. If Japan would fight so furiously for an island outpost, what would an invasion of the mainland cost? Bill Sloan answers that question in this close-up, you-are-there account of the Pacific war's ultimate struggle. Battle reportage at its finest." -- Joseph E. Persico, author of "Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day 1918", "Memory of an epic battle that altered history has begun to fade. Yet, the fighting for Okinawa was so ferocious that it influenced America's decision to use the atomic bomb. If Japan would fight so furiously for an island outpost, what would an invasion of the mainland cost? Bill Sloan answers that question in this close-up, you-are-there account of the Pacific war's ultimate struggle. Battle reportage at its finest." -- Joseph E. Persico, author of Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day 1918
Table of Content
Prologue: June 10, 1945 11. Building an "Iceberg" - 92. "Like a Stroll in the Park" - 303. Kids' Games, Pony Rides, and Barbecue - 534. A Nasty Surprise on the Way South - 675. A Divine and Deadly Wind - 886. Death in the Hills, Death at Home - 1127. A Wall of Stone and Flame - 1358. Mud, Blood, and May-hem - 1519. Bitter Toll at Sugar Loaf - 17410. The Limits of Human Endurance - 19511. Divine Wind -- Part II - 21612. The Crowded, Angry Skies - 23813. Collapse of the Shuri Line - 25514. The End of an Army - 27315. A Civilian Catastrophe - 29616. A Somber Victory - 31217. The Atomic Bomb -- and Reprieve - 331Epilogue: Love Day Plus Sixty-two Years - 353Sources - 365Bibliography - 377Acknowledgments - 383Index - 385
Copyright Date
2007
Lccn
2007-016871
Dewey Decimal
940.54252294
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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Yes
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