· Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian, mixing battle strategy and analysis with portraits of the men who fought on both sides to 5/5(1). · THE LAST BATTLE OF WORLD WAR II. by Robert Leckie ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, This sketchy account attempts to tell the US Marines' version of the story of the Battle of Okinawa. The highly strategic island of Okinawa (only miles from the home islands of Japan) was the locus of a cataclysmic bloodletting of young Americans, Japanese, and Okinawans that, oddly enough, is still . Robert Leckie, Author Viking Books $ (p) ISBN Larger in both number of troops and tonnage than the Normandy landing, the battle for Okinawa, April 1-J, was.
By: Robert Leckie Paperback Pages Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian, mixing battle strategy and analysis with portraits of the men who fought on both sides to give the reader a complete account of the invasion. Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian, mixing battle strategy and analysis with portraits of the men who fought on both sides to give the reader a complete account of the invasion. Lasting 83 days and surpassing D. Author and Historian, Robert Leckie, joined C-SPAN's "Booknotes" and talked about his book, "Okinawa: Last Battle of World War II". The book focused on the U.S. invasion of Okinawa in April
Buy a cheap copy of Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War book by Robert Leckie. Penguin delivers you to the front lines of The Pacific Theater with the real-life stories behind the HBO miniseries. Penguin delivers you to the front lines of The Pacific Theater with the real-life stories behind the HBO miniseries. Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian, mixing battle strategy and analysis with portraits of the men who fought on both sides to give the reader a complete account of the invasion. Author and Historian, Robert Leckie, joined C-SPAN's "Booknotes" and talked about his book, "Okinawa: Last Battle of World War II". The book focused on the U.S. invasion of Okinawa in April
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