The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa
- ISBN-10
- 0788135287
- ISBN-13
- 9780788135286
- Category
- History / Military / United States
- Pages
- 52
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- Joseph H. Alexander
Description
Contents: countdown to 'Love-Day'; the senior Marine commanders (Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger, Pedro A. del Valle & Francis P. Mulcahy, & Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.); initial infantry commanders; the Japanese forces; L-Day & movement to contact; the air & sea battles; the U.S. Army at Okinawa; Marine air at Okinawa; assault on Shuri; Marine artillery at Okinawa; Marine tanks at Okinawa; closing the loop; subsidiary amphibious landings; legacy; for extraordinary heroism (Medal of Honor); sources. Maps & photos.
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