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The Battle for Okinawa| Media: | Paperback | | Author: | Hiromichi Yahara | | Publisher: | Wiley | | Release date: | 07 March, 1997 | | Our price: | $17.95 |
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A welcome addition to any WWII buff's library. |
| I recently got this book as one of my Father's Day presents, and wasn't able to put the book down until I was done reading it. Hiromichi Yahara's musings about the final defense of the island came down as poignant, as he saw impending defeat beyond the heroic but futile preparations. A perfect companion to The Girl with the White Flag. |
| The Battle for Okinawa - Hiromichi Yahara |
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EXCELLENT ACCOUNT FROM THE OTHER SIDE |
| I bought this book because I am stationed on Okinawa with the US Air Force. I was drawn... in by the first few pages and could not put it down. Colonel Yahara is candid in his telling of the Japanese perspective and strategy of the battle and masterfully conveys what he felt as well as what he saw. It is a heartfelt read; despite being an account written by "the enemy" (at the time, anyway), you can empathize with Col Yahara and envy him for his bravery. Col Yahara does an exemplary job illustrating the Japanese dedication to victory. The book comes complete with maps to help illustrate the direction of battle (which I also used to visit battle sites). I do not look at Okinawa the same way. It is a must read book for anyone interested in the Pacific war and especially for anyone stationed in Okinawa. |
| Hiromichi Yahara - The Battle for Okinawa |
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Standing on that hill |
| I read some of the reviews for this book and some were great but others put the book down...I'm a U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa and I have to say I really enjoyed reading the book...When I get a chance I will read it again...I have to disagree when others put the book down, and this is my reason: Being in Okinawa I visited some of the battle sites and all I could do was remember some parts of the book...I visited that hilltop where General Ushijima stood as the U.S. landed on the beaches, and it was such an unexplainable feeling as i pictured the words in my mind...If you have a chance to visit Okinawa, books like these will have an impressionable impact on you...After reading a few books on the Battle of Okinawa, this is probably my number 1. |
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