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Author: Laura Homan Lacey
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
Imprint: Potomac Books Inc
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.399kg
ISBN: 9781597970501
ISBN 10: 1597970506
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 June 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""A must-read for anyone interested in the final ground engagement in the Pacific, the bloody battle that convinced President Truman to use the atomic bombs on mainland Japan.""--Stars and Stripes ""It not only gives some overdue historical attention to the 'Striking 6th' but also ties the basic Marine's experience into the overall Okinawa battle. It is a good book.""--Marine Corps Gazette ""One of the year's ten best books.""--WWII History ""Stands as a worthy tribute to those Marines, who gave and sacrificed so much.""--Military Trader ""Tells a story of the Marine's war in the Pacific in general--what it felt like, smelled like, and sounded like.""--Reference & Research Book News"
""It not only gives some overdue historical attention to the 'Striking 6th' but also ties the basic Marine's experience into the overall Okinawa battle. It is a good book.""—Marine Corps Gazette ""Tells a story of the Marine's war in the Pacific in general--what it felt like, smelled like, and sounded like.""—Reference & Research Book News ""A must-read for anyone interested in the final ground engagement in the Pacific, the bloody battle that convinced President Truman to use the atomic bombs on mainland Japan.""—Stars and Stripes ""Stands as a worthy tribute to those Marines, who gave and sacrificed so much.""—Military Trader ""One of the year's ten best books.""—WWII History
One of the year's ten best books. --WWII History--WWII History Stands as a worthy tribute to those Marines, who gave and sacrificed so much. --Military Trader--Military Trader A must-read for anyone interested in the final ground engagement in the Pacific, the bloody battle that convinced President Truman to use the atomic bombs on mainland Japan. --Stars and Stripes--Stars and Stripes Tells a story of the Marine's war in the Pacific in general--what it felt like, smelled like, and sounded like. --Reference & Research Book News--Reference & Research Book News It not only gives some overdue historical attention to the 'Striking 6th' but also ties the basic Marine's experience into the overall Okinawa battle. It is a good book. --Marine Corps Gazette--Marine Corps Gazette
Ensures that these Marines and their sacrifices are not forgotten or relegated to the dry dusty pages of a campaign history. -- Mike Miller, senior archivist of the Marine Corps University research archives
Author Information
LAURA HOMAN LACEY is the historian of the Sixth Marine Division and U.S. representative of the Battle of Okinawa Museum. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in liberal studies and history from Mary Washington College and the University of Texas, respectively. Her interest in the Pacific theater of World War II resulted from having lived on Okinawa with her husband, a Marine aviator. She lives in Quantico, Virginia.
