Bloody Okinawa: The Last Great Battle of World War II

by Joseph Wheelan

Book Overview

A stirring narrative of World War II's final major battle--the Pacific war's largest, bloodiest, most savagely fought campaign--the last of its kind.

On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, more than 184,000 US troops began landing on the only Japanese home soil invaded during the Pacific war. Just 350 miles from mainland Japan, Okinawa was to serve as a forward base for Japan's invasion in the fall of 1945.

Nearly 140,000 Japanese...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306903229
• ISBN13: 9780306903229
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"