Killing Ground on Okinawa: The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill - Rilegato

Hallas, James H.

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ISBN 10: 0275947262 ISBN 13: 9780275947262

Casa editrice: Praeger Pub Text, 1996

Riassunto

On May 12, 1945, the 6th Marine Division was nearing Naha, capital of Okinawa. To the division's front lay a low, loaf-shaped hill. Over the next week, the Marines made repeated attacks on the hill losing thousands of men to death, wounds, and combat fatigue. Ironically, these losses may not have been necessary. General Lemuel Shepherd, Jr. had argued for an amphibious assault to the rear of the Japanese defense line, but his proposal was rejected by U.S. Tenth Army Commander General Simon Bolivar Buckner. That refusal led to a controversy that has continued to this day.

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L'autore:

JAMES H. HALLAS is publisher of the Glastonbury Citizen, a newspaper in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Praeger Pub Text
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0275947262
• ISBN 13: 9780275947262
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 237