Showing The Battle for Okinawa by Hiromichi Yahara

Paperback. Pub Date: March. 1997 Pages: 272 Publisher: John Wiley Critical Acclaim FOR The Battle for Okinawa An still indispensable to account of 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 A first-hand account of one of the bloodiest encounters in the war of the Pacific. written by the Japanese strategist who designed and carried out the campaign. Editor Frank Gibney's unique perspective of having been an officer in Okinawa. who interrogated Yahara fol...