QPME: Battle of Okinawa

A personal memoir of the author while serving in the Pacific during World War II.

This book analyzes the Battle of Okinawa from the vantage point of the Japanese defenders. Based on extensive research in Japan's military archives. Leavenworth Papers #18. Published by the Combat Studies Institute, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS.

Eyewitness accounts by four prominent U.S. Army combat historians. From their stories, faithfully reported here, learn how American soldiers softened up the Japanese targets before invading the Ryukyus. Read how supply operations, evacuations, and base developments were established. Contains over 200 black-and-white photos, charts, and maps.
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For a group of young pilots trained in the twilight of World War II, their greatest worry was not having a chance to face the enemy. They called themselves Tail End Charlies, flying the tail end of formations, standing at the tail end of chow lines, and catching the tail end of the war. What they didn't know is that they would become key players in the bloodiest and most difficult of naval battles - not only of World War II, but in all of American history.
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An account of the battle during the spring of 1945 profiles the conflict that was marked by the death of America's highest-ranking officer killed during World War II, the hara-kiri deaths of two top-ranking Japanese commanders, and the deaths of more than 250,000 soldiers, sailors, and civilians.
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First-person account of fighting at Peleliu and Okinawa by a member of WWII’s famous 1st Marine Division, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines. Based on notes kept by the author, it portrays with searing honesty the experience of a soldier in the fierce Pacific Theater.
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