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Okinawa: A Decorated Marine's Account of the Last Battle of World War II

Okinawa: A Decorated Marine's Account of the Last Battle of World War II - Paperback

by Robert Leckie
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert LeckieAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2010-02-01Pages:224
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780140173895ISBN-10:140173897UPC:9780140173895Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Asia, ModernBook Topic:World War II, Japan, 20th CenturySize:7.72 x 5.02 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.37Product ID:SCCWXX7YJS
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. Lasting 83 days and surpassing D-Day in both troops and material used, the Battle of Okinawa was a decisive victory for the Allies, and a huge blow to Japan. In this stirring and readable account, Leckie provides a complete picture of the battle and its context in the larger war.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780140173895ISBN-10:140173897UPC:9780140173895Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Asia, ModernBook Topic:World War II, Japan, 20th CenturySize:7.72 x 5.02 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.37Product ID:SCCWXX7YJS
Robert Leckie (1920-2001) was the author of more than 30 works of military history as well as Marines!, a collection of short stories, and Lord, What a Family!, a memoir. Raised in Rutherford, New Jersey, he started writing professionally at age 16, covering sports for the Bergen Evening Record of Hackensack, New Jersey. Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on the day following the attack on Pearl Harbor, going on to serve as a machine gunner and as an intelligence scout and participating in all 1st Marine Division campaigns except Okinawa. He was awarded five battle stars, the Naval Commendation Medal with Combat V, and the Purple Heart. Helmet for My Pillow was his first book; it received the USMC Combat Correspondents Association Award upon publication.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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