Crucible Of Hell: Okinawa: The Last Great Battle Second World War Saul David William Collins Αγγλικά Βιβλία History

‘Excellent’ Antony Beevor ‘Saul David Is A Brilliant Historian … In Shocking And Jaw-Dropping Detail He Brings Battle That Deserves Far Greater Prominence Understanding Vividly Back To Life’ James Holland From Award-Winning Saul An Action-Packed Powerful New Narrative Of The Okinawa – Last Great Clash Second World War One Had Profound Consequences For Modern Eighty-Three Blood-Soaked Days Fighting On Island Plumbed Depths Savagery As Bad Anything Seen Eastern Front When It Was Over Almost Quarter Million People Lost Their Lives Making By Bloodiest Us Pacific Death Toll Included Thousands Civilians Mass Suicide Convinced Japanese Propaganda They Would Otherwise Be Raped Murdered Enemy Side Argues Horror Ultimately Determined President Truman’s Choice Use Atomic Bombs August 1945 Brutal Heart-Rending Story Tells With Masterly Attention Detail: Cramped Cockpit Kamikaze Plane Claustrophobic Gun Turret Warship Under Attack Half-Submerged Foxhole Amidst Squalor Detritus Follows Generals Presidents Emperors Well Humbler Experiences Ordinary Servicemen Families Both Sides Okinawan Who Were Caught So Tragically Between Warring Parties Using Graphic Eyewitness Accounts Declassified Documents Archives Three Continents Illuminates Chapter History Too Often Missing Western-Centric Narratives Σελίδες: 448 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm