Okinawa Odyssey

Okinawa Odyssey
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Download or read book Okinawa Odyssey written by Bob Green and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On April 1, 1945, sixty thousand troops landed with little initial opposition on the shores of Okinawa, Japan. It was the beginning of Operation Iceberg, a battle that would prove to be the largest amphibious invasion of World War II. It was also the deadliest." "Young, ranch-raised Texan Bob Green took part in this immensely important conflict as a second lieutenant in the 763rd Tank Battalion, attached to the 96th Infantry Division. In poignant letters home to his family, Green paints a picture of the Battle of Okinawa from the point of view of a front-line tank soldier. Yet, through Green's gentle, but wry humor, the stark realities of war are offset by the naivete of the Texas cowboy." "Okinawa Odyssey presents those letters and Green's memories of the last great battle of the Pacific Theater in a story of war and remembrance, homesickness and fear, and ultimately, triumph."--BOOK JACKET.


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