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Tennozan Offers A Stunning Account Of The Battle Of Okinawa, The Last Major Campaign Of World War Ii And The Largest Land-sea-air Engagement In History. In Examining The Disastrous Collision Of Three Disparate Cultures--american, Japanese, And Okinawan--the Book Provides An Unforgettable Picture Of Men At War And Also The Context For Understanding One Of The Most Ominous Events Of This Century: The Decision To Drop The Atom Bomb. Drawing On More Than Ten Years Of. Research And Interviews, George Feifer Recreates The Drama And Horror Of The Last Engagement Before The Invasion Of The Japanese Homeland. In Three Appalling Months During Which The Japanese Lost The Fight But Refused To Surrender, The Death Toll Mounted To 23,000 Amercans, 91,000 Japanese, And 150,000 Okinawan Civilians--more Than The Losses Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki Combined. The Book Makes Vividly Real Those Tenets Of Japanese Culture--its Emphasis On Honor And Its. Horror Of Losing Face--which Allowed This Campaign To Become A Great Human Tragedy. In Its Magisterial Narrative Of The Conflict, Tennozan Weaves Together The Personal Experiences Of Both Soldiers And Civilians, From The Highest-ranking Officers On Down. Sp

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Author

Feifer, George

Publisher

New York: Ticknor & Fields

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780395599242

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

4.33 / 5 (64 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14