The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa 1945The Last Epic Struggle Of World War Ii,Used

The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa 1945The Last Epic Struggle Of World War Ii,Used

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The Ultimate Battle Is The Full Story Of The Last Great Clash Of World War Ii As It Has Never Before Been Told.With The Same Grunt'Seyeview Narrative Style That Distinguished His Brotherhood Of Heroes, Bill Sloan Presents A Gripping And Uniquely Personal Saga Of Heroism And Sacrifice In Which At Least 115,000 Soldiers, Sailors, And Airmen From Both Sides Were Killed, As Were Nearly 150,000 Civilians Caught In The Crossfire Or Encouraged To Commit Suicide By Japanese Troops.It Is A Story Set Against A Panorama Of More Than 1,500 American Ships, Nearly Two Thousand Japanese Kamikazes Sworn To Sink Those Ships, And Two Huge Armies Locked In A Noquarter Struggle To The Deaththe 541,000 Gis And Marines Of The U.S. Tenth Army, And Japan'S 110,000Man 32Nd Army. Woven Into The Broader Narrative Are The Personal Stories Of Men Who Endured This Epic Battle And Were Interviewed By The Author. In Many Cases, Their Experiences Are Told Here In Print For The First Time.Much Of The Action In The Ultimate Battle Unfolds Among Men Pinned Down Under Relentless Fire On Disputed Hillsides, In The Ruins Of Shellblasted Villages, And Inside Stricken Tanks And Armored Cars. Sloan Also Takes Readers Aboard Flaming Ships And Into The Cockpits Of Nightfighter Aircraft To Capture The Horror And Heroism Of Men And Vessels Besieged By Kamikazes.The Ultimate Battle Is A Searing And Unforgettable Recreation Of The Okinawa Campaign As It Was Experienced By Men Who Were There. It Is Filled With Fresh Insights That Only Those Men Can Provide.

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