The battle for Okinawa
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The battle for Okinawa
J. Wiley, c1995
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"A Pacific Basin Institute book"--T.p. verso
Includes index
収録内容
- Preparations for battle
- The American assault
- Retreat under fire
- Exodus
内容説明・目次
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ISBN 9780471120414
内容説明
With losses mounting throughout the Pacific, the prospects for a Japanese victory during World War II at Okinawa were grim. The architect and executor of Japanese operations at Okinawa, Colonel Hiromichi Yahara, proposed abandoning traditionally aggressive Japanese military methods and instead fighting a battle of attrition. By prolonging the struggle, the Japanese would make the American capture of Okinawa as costly as possible. In this, Yaraha and the Japanese were successful. This is a personal record of the fateful battle and its aftermath. It offers intriguing insight into the Japanese military mind and the behaviour of the Japanese in a time of emergency.
目次
- Partial table of contents:
- PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE
- Plans for 32nd Army: Yahara Versus Imperial Headquarters
- THE AMERICAN ASSAULT
- The Grand Strategy Unfolds
- Challenge and Response
- RETREAT UNDER FIRE
- Counteroffensive Halted
- The Headquarters Cave
- Choosing a Last-Stand Location
- Retreat and Attack
- Farewell to Shuri
- Civilians at the Last Stand
- Kiyan Peninsula
- The Last Battle
- Cave Fantasies
- EXODUS
- Gushichan Cave
- Coolie on a New Battlefield
- Reversal of Fortune
- The Colonel's Postcript
- Epilogue: The Battle Ended Capture and Return
- Prisoner of War Interrogation Reports
- Index.
- 巻冊次
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: pbk ISBN 9780471180807
内容説明
Critical acclaim for The Battle for Okinawa "An indispensable account of the fighting and of Okinawa's role in the Japanese defense of the home islands." --The Wall Street Journal "A fascinating, highly intelligent glance behind the Japanese lines." --Kirkus Reviews "The most interesting of the 'last battle of the war' books." --The Washington Post. "A fascinating insider's view of the Japanese command." --Dallas Morning News COLONEL HIROMICHI YAHARA was the senior staff officer of the 32nd Japanese Army at Okinawa. A Military Book Club Main Selection
目次
Partial table of contents: PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE. Plans for 32nd Army: Yahara Versus Imperial Headquarters. THE AMERICAN ASSAULT. The Grand Strategy Unfolds. Challenge and Response. RETREAT UNDER FIRE. Counteroffensive Halted. The Headquarters Cave. Choosing a Last-Stand Location. Retreat and Attack. Farewell to Shuri. Civilians at the Last Stand. Kiyan Peninsula. The Last Battle. Cave Fantasies. EXODUS. Gushichan Cave. Coolie on a New Battlefield. Reversal of Fortune. The Colonel's Postcript. Epilogue: The Battle Ended--Capture and Return. Prisoner of War Interrogation Reports. Index.
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