82 Days on Okinawa: One American's Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War's Greatest Battle - Couverture souple

Shaw, Art; Wise, Robert L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 006290745X ISBN 13 : 9780062907455

Editeur : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2021

Synopsis

"A gritty, first-person account. ... One can hear Shaw’s voice as if he were sitting beside you." —Wall Street Journal

An unforgettable soldier’s-eye view of the Pacific War’s bloodiest battle, by the first American officer ashore Okinawa. 

On Easter Sunday,
April 1, 1945, 1.5 million men gathered aboard 1,500 Allied ships off the coast
of the Japanese island of Okinawa. The men were there to launch the largest
amphib­ious assault on the Pacific Theater. War planners expected an 80 percent
casualty rate.

The first American
officer ashore was then-Major Art Shaw (1920-2020), a unit commander in the U.S. Army’s
361st Field Artillery Battalion of the 96th Infantry Division, nicknamed the
Deadeyes. For the next three months, Shaw and his men served near the front
lines of the Pacific’s costliest battle, their artillery proving decisive
against a phantom enemy who had entrenched itself in the rugged, craggy island.

Over eighty-two days, the Allies fought the Japanese army in a
campaign that would claim more than 150,000 human lives. When the final
calculations were made, the Deadeyes were estimated to have killed 37,763 of
the enemy. The 361st Field Artillery Battalion had played a crucial role in the
victory. The campaign would be the last major battle of World War II and a key
pivot point leading to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to the
Japanese surrender in August, two months after the siege’s end.

Filled with
extraordinary details, Shaw’s gripping account gives lasting testimony to the
courage and bravery displayed by so many on the hills of Okinawa.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

COLONEL ARTHUR “ART” SHAW (1920–2020) was a Field Artillery Unit Commander for the 361st Artillery Battalion of the 96th Division during the battles for Leyte and Okinawa. His numerous medals include the Bronze Star.

ROBERT L. WISE is the author of 34 books, including five which cover the World War II period.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 006290745X
• ISBN 13: 9780062907455
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
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