LEADER 04493nam 22006013u 450 001 9910714199903321 005 20170821160949.0 010 $a1-909940-40-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000519218 035 $a(EBL)1623121 035 $a(OCoLC)1049171726 035 $a(BIP)001153313 035 $a(BIP)050384018 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000519218 100 $a20140217d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOkinawa$b[electronic resource] 205 $aWorld War II, 50th anniversary, commemorative edition. 210 $aGreenock $c232 Celsius$d2013 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cCenter of Military History, United States Army,$d1993. 215 $a1 online resource (616 p.) 225 1 $aUnited States Army in World War II 225 1 $aCMH pub ;$v5-11-1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7924-5859-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 503-509) and index. 327 $aForeword; Preface; Chapter I Operation ICEBERG; The Strategic Decision; Nature of the Target; The Plan of Attack; Mounting the Attack; Footnotes; Chapter II Invasion of the Ryukyus; Preliminary Neutralization of Enemy Strength; Seizure of the Kerama Islands; Softening Up the Target; Footnotes; Chapter III Winning the Okinawa Beachhead; The Landing; Moving Inland; Organizing the Beachhead; Footnotes; Chapter IV Where is the Enemy?; The Japanese Forces; The Japanese Plan of Defense; Enemy Counterattacks by Air and Sea; Footnotes; Chapter V Coming to Grips with the Enemy 327 $aThrough the Outposts, 4-8 AprilAssaulting the Shuri Defenses, 9-12 April; The Enemy Takes the Offensive; Footnotes; Chapter VI The Conquest of North Okinawa; Drive up the Ishikawa Isthmus, 4-7 April; Probing the Motobu Defenses, 7-13 April; Closing In on Yae-Take, 14-15 April; Conquest of Motobu Peninsula, 16-18 April; Footnotes; Chapter VII The Capture of Ie Shima; Plans and Preparations of the Enemy; American Plans and Preparations; Invasion of Ie Shima, 16-17 April; Stalemate at Bloody Ridge, 18-19 April; Last Phase; Footnotes; Chapter VIII The Attack of 19 April on the Shuri Defenses 327 $aPlans and PreparationsPreliminary Attack of the 27th Division, 18 April; The General Attack; Footnotes; Chapter IX Fall of the First Shuri Defense Ring; Item Pocket; Assaulting the Outer Shuri Defense Ring; Footnotes; Chapter X Tactics and Tactical Decisions; Tactics and Weapons on Okinawa; Tactical Decisions; Footnotes; Chapter XI Assaulting The Second Shuri Defense Ring; Stalemate on the West Coast; The 7th Division at Kochi Ridge; The Maeda Escarpment Barrier; Footnotes; Chapter XII The Japanese Counteroffensive And Its Aftermath; Planning the Offensive; The Offensive Under Way 327 $aJapanese Penetration to Tanabaru, 5 MayThe Americans Resume the Offensive; Footnotes; Chapter XIII The May Attack on the Shuri Defenses; The Attack in the West; The Attack in the Center; Opening the East Coast Corridor; Footnotes; Chapter XIV Battle in the Rain; Enemy Air Attacks; Stalemate in the Center; The 6th Marine Division Occupies Naha; The 7th Division Bids for Envelopment; Footnotes; Chapter XV The Fall of Shuri; Exodus From Shuri; American Occupation of Shuri; Footnotes; Chapter XVI Behind the Front; Supply Operations; Hospitalization and Evacuation; Military Government 327 $aBase DevelopmentFootnotes; Chapter XVII The Enemy's Last Stand; The Push South to the Yaeju-Duke--Yuza-Dake Barrier; The Capture of Oroku Peninsula; Assaulting the Last Defense Line; Footnotes; Chapter XVIII The Battle Ends; End of Organized Resistance; Surrender and Suicide; Final Mop-up; Victory: Cost and Value; Footnotes; Bibliographical Note 330 $a US Army history of the Battle for Okinawa 517 $aOkinawa 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zJapan$zOkinawa Island 607 $aOkinawa Island (Japan)$xHistory, Military 610 $aWorld War, 1939-1945 610 $aHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 676 $a940.54/25 700 $aAppleman$b Roy$01353478 701 $aBurns$b James$01353479 712 02$aCenter of Military History, 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910714199903321 996 $aOkinawa$93255942 997 $aUNINA