Project Gutenberg 2015-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 157 Alexander, Joseph H. 1938 2014 The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa Marines in World War II, Commemorative Series Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa" by Colonel Joseph H. Alexander is a historical account written in the early 21st century. The book chronicles the intense and brutal battle of Okinawa during World War II, focusing on the U.S. Marine Corps' pivotal role in the campaign. It provides an in-depth look at both the American and Japanese forces involved, the strategies employed, and the harrowing experiences of the soldiers fighting on the front lines. The opening of this comprehensive work sets the stage for the grim realities of the Okinawa campaign, detailing the experiences of the 1st Marine Division as they prepare for a critical breakthrough at Shuri Castle. It describes the environmental conditions, the strategic importance of Okinawa, and the heavy losses faced by the American troops as they engage in a war of attrition against a well-fortified enemy. With a focus on the orders, movements, and morale of soldiers, the text vividly depicts the complexities of coordinating a large-scale amphibious assault while also grappling with heavy artillery fire, difficult terrain, and the psychological toll on the troops. Through these passages, the reader gains a sense of the relentless nature of the campaign that would ultimately hold profound consequences for the Pacific Theater of the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island Okinawa Island (Japan) -- History, Military D731 Text World War II Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 259749 259871 2024-09-20T12:37:07.154417 2023-09-21T09:05:41.698306 text/html text/html 250903 2022-02-12T10:46:33 text/html 3424536 2024-09-20T12:37:13.993452 application/epub+zip 3423337 2024-09-20T12:37:08.828421 application/epub+zip 182191 2024-09-20T12:37:07.957416 application/epub+zip 3491969 2024-09-20T12:37:18.071411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3453443 2024-09-20T12:37:13.158427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221452 2022-09-22T09:24:24.176621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215660 215437 2024-09-20T12:37:06.157432 2023-09-21T09:05:40.275262 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 215850 2022-02-12T10:46:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18723 2024-09-20T12:37:18.224355 application/rdf+xml 13937 2024-09-20T12:37:08.053456 image/jpeg 2998 2024-09-20T12:37:08.006407 image/jpeg 81568 2022-02-12T10:47:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 3105576 2022-02-12T10:47:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 3118112 2024-09-20T12:37:07.350412 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog