82 Days on Okinawa: One American's Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War's Greatest Battle

by Robert L. Wise and Art Shaw

Book Overview

A gritty, first-person account. ... One can hear Shaw's voice as if he were sitting beside you. --Wall Street Journal

An unforgettable soldier's-eye view of the Pacific War's bloodiest battle, by the first American officer ashore Okinawa.

On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, 1.5 million men gathered aboard 1,500 Allied ships off the coast of the Japanese island of Okinawa. The men were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062907441
• ISBN13: 9780062907448
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"