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Killing Ground on Okinawa
James H. Hallas
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Description for Killing Ground on Okinawa
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
• Compelling account of the last major battle of WWII •Dramatically evokes the scale and ferocity of the fighting The Battle of Okinawa, fought on the Japanese island of Okinawa, was the largest amphibious assault during the Pacific campaigns of World War II, and the last major ground battle of the war. The battle has been referred to as the`Typhoon of Steel’ in English, and tetsu no ame (`rain of steel’) in Japanese. The nicknames refer to the ferocity of the fighting, the intensity of gunfire involved, and sheer numbers of Allied ships and armoured vehicles that assaulted ... Read more
• Compelling account of the last major battle of WWII •Dramatically evokes the scale and ferocity of the fighting The Battle of Okinawa, fought on the Japanese island of Okinawa, was the largest amphibious assault during the Pacific campaigns of World War II, and the last major ground battle of the war. The battle has been referred to as the`Typhoon of Steel’ in English, and tetsu no ame (`rain of steel’) in Japanese. The nicknames refer to the ferocity of the fighting, the intensity of gunfire involved, and sheer numbers of Allied ships and armoured vehicles that assaulted ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Naval Institute Press United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591143567
SKU
V9781591143567
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99-3
About James H. Hallas
James H. Hallas is also the author of Squandered Victory: The American First Army at St. Mihiel, The Devil’s Anvil: The Assault on Peleliu, and Killing Ground on Okinawa.
Reviews for Killing Ground on Okinawa
Hallas's chronicle of the battle's many instances of grace under fire will enhance all collections devoted to war's human dimensions."
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