Rising sun sinking : the battle for Okinawa
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Rising sun sinking : the battle for Okinawa
Eakin Press, c 2000
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Sixth Marine reconnaissance company
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Includes bibliographical references(p.279-280) and index
Contents of Works
- Forword
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Operation iceberg
- 2. The Landing
- 3. Invasion
- 4. Japanese defense
- 5. Offensive tactical plan
- 6. Recon mechanizes patrols
- 7. Kamikazes
- 8. Sinking the Yamato
- 9. Tactical plan to sever island
- 10. Race North to Nago
- 11. Battle for Motobu
- 12. Enemy isolates recon
- 13. Capture of Ie shima
- 14. Planes, rains, and Kouri
- 15. Kamikazes, Kakazu, and the army
- 16. Recon guards seabees
- 17. Japanese countrattack
- 18. Mrines join Shuri battleline
- 19. Recon crosses the Asa Kawa
- 20. Shuri, Naha, Yonabaru line cracked
- 21. Recon guards the Right Flank
- 22. The Japanese retreat
- 23. Recon goes to sugar loaf hill
- 24. Recon occupies Naha
- 25. The Bank Robbers
- 26. Recon conquers Ona Yama
- 27. Oroku night patrol
- 28. Marines Take Oroku
- 29. Recon invades Senaga shima
- 30. Battle ends, Ushijima dies
- 31. Guam and the atomic bomb
- 32. Tsingtao, China
- 33. Coming home
- Bibliography
