Okinawa 1945
Subtitle: The Last Battle (Campaign)
Contributors: Howard Gerrard (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: March 25, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781855326071
Subjects: American history: Second World War; Asian / Middle Eastern history: Second World War; Battles & campaigns; European history: Second World War; Second World War, 1939-1945; Military; History; History - Military / War; Europe; Pacific Ocean; South East Asia; The Americas; Military - General; History / Military / World War II; Military - World War II
First sentence: The spring of 1945 found Allied fortunes in the Pacific very much in the ascendant.
Description: "By the spring of 1945 the Allies were sweeping all before them in the Pacific War against Japan, and a series of victories had reclaimed many of the islands and territories seized by the Imperial Japanese forces in the early months of the war. The dark days of humiliating defeat were far behind the unstoppable Allied juggernaut - victory was now assured. The question was where the last battle would be fought. That place was the island of Okinawa. This book details the struggle for the island as US Marines and Army units battled determined Japanese defenders in the last battle of World War II."--BOOK JACKET.