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Loading... Crucible of Hell: The Heroism and Tragedy of Okinawa, 1945by Saul David
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From the award-winning historian, Saul David, the riveting narrative of the heroic US troops, bonded by the brotherhood and sacrifice of war, who overcame enormous casualties to pull off the toughest invasion of WWII's Pacific Theater -- and the Japanese forces who fought with tragic desperation to stop them. No library descriptions found. |
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Not a fun read by any means, but a fine account of the battle that probably made the US decide to use the atomic bomb rather than risk a seaborne invasion of the Japanese Home Islands that would probably have been costlier, a point the author examines in some detail.
Recommended. ( )