82 Days on Okinawa
82 Days on Okinawa "A gritty, first-person account. ... The men were there to launch the largest amphib-ious assault on the Pacific Theater. One can hear Shaw's voice as if he were sitting beside…
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82 Days on Okinawa
"A gritty, first-person account. ... The men were there to launch the largest amphib-ious assault on the Pacific Theater. One can hear Shaw's voice as if he were sitting beside you." --Wall Street JournalAn unforgettable soldier's-eye view of the Pacific War's bloodiest battle, by the first American officer ashore Okinawa.On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, 1.5 million men gathered aboard 1,500 Allied ships off the coast of the Japanese island of Okinawa.
Army's 361st Field Artillery Battalion of the 96th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Deadeyes. War planners expected an 80 percent casualty rate.The first American officer ashore was then-Major Art Shaw (1920-2020), a unit commander in the U.S. For the next three months, Shaw and his men served near the front lines of the Pacific's costliest battle, their
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