Okinawa : the last battle of World War II / Robert Leckie.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780140173895
- ISBN: 067084716X
- ISBN: 9780670847167
- Physical Description: x, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 1995.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.Publisher and paging may vary.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1. Why Okinawa? -- 2. Japan at Bay -- 3. The Divine Wind -- 4. The Japanese Samurai -- 5. First Blood for America -- 6. Kamikaze Strike/Franklin's Ordeal -- 7. The "Americans" -- 8. Love Day -- 9. The Marines Overrun the North -- 10. "Floating Chrysanthemums" -- 11. Fiery Failure at Kakazu Ridge -- 12. Back to Banzai! -- 13. Kikusui 2: Kamikaze Crucible -- 14. Uncle Sam: Logistics Magician -- 15. Hodge's Hurricane Attack Hurled Back -- 16. Outer Line Cracked / Ushijima Retreats -- 17. Kamikaze Bases Scourged / Kikusui 4 -- 18. Last Gasp of the Samurai Cho -- 19. Minatoga: A Missed opportunity -- 20. May: Ruin, Mud, Blood-and Breakthrough! -- 21. Ushijima Retreats Again -- 22. Chrysanthemums Die in Sea and Sky -- 23. Ushijima's Last Stand -- 24. A Samurai Farewell -- 25. Epilogue: The Value of Okinawa.
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- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Japan > Okinawa Island.
Okinawa Island (Japan) > History.
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- 14 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 940.5425 LEC (Text) | 36015000070181 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
