Okinawa

<b>Penguin delivers you to the front lines of <i>The Pacific</i> Theater with the real-life stories behind the HBO miniseries.</b><p>Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian mixing battle strategy and analysis with portraits of the men who fought on both sides to give the reader a complete account of the invasion. Lasting 83 days and surpassing D-Day in both troops and material used the Battle of Okinawa was a decisive victory for the Allies and a huge blow to Japan. In this stirring and readable account Leckie provides a complete picture of the battle and its context in the larger war.</p><p> </p>