The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa
Joseph H. Alexander
The story of the battle of Okinawa in 1945, the last and bloodiest campaign of the Pacific War. Covers the Japanese defense of Shuri, the kamikaze attacks and the fighting on land, with maps and photographs.
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