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On 3 October 1944 American forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas received a directive to seize positions in the Ryukyu Islands (Nansei Shoto). Okinawa is the most important island of the Ryukyu Group, the threshold of the four main islands of Japan. The decision to invade the Ryukyus signalized the readiness of the United States to penetrate the inner ring of Japanese defenses. For the enemy, failure on Okinawa meant that he must prepare to resist an early invasion of the homeland or surrender. The present volume concerns one of the most bitterly fought battles of the Pacific war, in which the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Navy all played a vital part. In order to make the Army's role and the campaign as a whole as intelligible as possible the historians have treated in detail the operations of the Marine Corps units attached to Tenth Army, and have also sketched the ontribution of the Navy both in preliminary operations against Okinawa and in the campaign itself. Another characteristic of this as of other volumes on Pacific campaigns is that tactical action is treated on levels lower than those usually presented in the history of operations in the European theaters. The physical limitations of the terrain fought over in the Pacific restricted the number and size of the units which could be employed and brought into sharp focus the operations of regiments, battalions, and smaller units. A wealth of verified material on such operations is available for all theaters, but it is only that of the Pacific which can be used extensively, since in other theaters the actions of smaller units are lost in the broad sweep of great distances and large forces. The description of small-unit action has the merit of giving the nonprofessional reader a fuller record of the nature of the battlefield in modern war, and the professional reader a better insight into troop leading.
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Major Roy E. Appleman (19041992) served in the U.S. Army in both World War II and the Korean War. He is the author (or co-author) of several military history studies, includingSouth to Naktongand North to the Yalu.
Sergeant James M. Burns was the author of Guam, from the American Forces in Action series. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Captain Russell A. Gugeler was the author (or co-author) of several military history studies, including Combat Actions in Korea. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Colonel John Stevens served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Harry J. Malony (1889-1971) was an American Brigadier General who commanded the 94th Infantry Division in World War II.
Sergeant James M. Burns was the author of Guam, from the American Forces in Action series. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Captain Russell A. Gugeler was the author (or co-author) of several military history studies, including Combat Actions in Korea. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Colonel John Stevens served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Harry J. Malony (1889-1971) was an American Brigadier General who commanded the 94th Infantry Division in World War II.
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- PublisherSt. John's Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1944961348
- ISBN 13 9781944961343
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages554
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