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"The morning was uneventful, except for a visit from Gen. Bruce (77th Div) and Rear Adm. Kiland who is taking him to his objective. Bruce, as usual, is rarin' to go and is looking well ahead for action. I much prefer a bird dog that you have to whistle in to one that you have to urge out. He is of the former variety."-Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., March 20, 1944 <p>"Buckner is tiresome. I tried to tell him what I had seen, but he knew it all. Keeps repeating his wise-cracks. 'The Lord said let there be mud,' etc. etc."-Gen. Joseph Stilwell, June 5, 1944</p> <p>Battle diaries are essential for understanding what generals are thinking as they work their way through the fog of battle. Nicholas Evan Sarantakes juxtaposes the diaries of two very different generals who both fought at Okinawa: Lieutenant General Buckner, a by-the-numbers man who favored the use of artillery and tanks to reduce entrenched positions, and General Stilwell, a prickly outsider who preferred maneuver to set-piece battles. Sarantakes identifies individuals, includes explanations of important events alluded to by the generals, and provides glossaries of main characters and military terms. The result is a

Author

Simon Bolivar Buckner; Joseph Warren Stilwell

Publisher

College Station: Texas A & M University Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781585442942

Subjects

History, Humanities