**Penguin delivers you to the front lines of *The Pacific* Theater with the real-life stories behind the HBO miniseries.** Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian, mixi
Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II
โ Scribed by Leckie, Robert
- Book ID
- 110461121
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 144 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781101196298
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โฆ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
Marine and Pacific war veteran Robert Leckie retells the epic story of the battle of Okinawa from both sides. Strikingly intimate portraits of the Japanese generals, the American soldiers, and their commanding officers brilliantly illuminate those individuals who fought in this bloody confrontation. of photos.
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