The Battle of Okinawa 1945: The Real Story Behind Hacksaw Ridge

by Jon Diamond

The American campaign to capture Okinawa, codename Operation ICEBERG was fought from 1 April to 22 June 1945. 350 miles from Japan, Okinawa was intended to be the staging area for the Allied invasion of the Japanese mainland.

The Japanese Thirty Second Army defenders were on land and the Imperial Navy at sea fought tenaciously. They faced the US Tenth Army, comprising the US Army XXIV Corps and the US Marines' III Amphibious Corps.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526726009
• ISBN13: 9781526726001
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.6"