The Okinawa Campaign

by James S. Gavitt

On 1 April 1945, U.S. forces stormed ashore on the Japanese held island of Okinawa. This amphibious assault and the campaign that followed was the largest campaign conducted in the Pacific conducted during World War II, and also the culmination of the lessons learned during over three years of amphibious warfare. As the final joint campaign of the war, it incorporated the principles and techniques which had been proven successful during previous operations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515084574
• ISBN13: 9781515084570
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"