Okinawa: A Decorated Marine's Account of the Last Battle of World War II - Paperback
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Language: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:0.3704Product ID:SCCWXX7YJS
Okinawa: A Decorated Marine's Account of the Last Battle of World War II
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...
Audience: Young Adult
Language: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:0.3704Product 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...
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