The island of Okinawa, just 350 miles from the Japanese
coast, was truly the 'Gateway to Japan'. During the three
month campaign by US Marine and Army units to capture this
island stronghold the Japanese launched over 1,900
Kamikaze strikes. During the operation the US military
suffered some 50,000 casualties. It was this, and the fact
that assaults on the Japanese home islands would lead to
even more devastating losses, that convinced the United
States to scrap the invasion plans and, instead, employ
the newly tested atom bomb.
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INFANTRY:
AN ORAL HISTORY OF A WORLD WAR II
AMERICAN INFANTRY BATTALION
by Richard
M Stannard
The experiences from November 1944 to May 1945 of members
of the 2nd Battalion 410th Infantry Regiment, 103rd
Division US Army, based on interviews with some 54
battalion members. The author was a member of the unit.
This is a graphic account of the war including the
testimony of those who became POWs.
A contemporary eyewitness account of the campaign and
battles fought by Napoleon and his Grande Armee after the
destruction of the Prussian Army. Looks at the Character
and Composition of the Russian Army, and recounts the
Campaigns in Poland.
A Facsimile reprint of the very scarce 1810 original.
Napoleon's invasion of Russia is one of the most dramatic
events in history. It occupied only six months, June to
December 1812, and during that period nearly half a
million men died. At the start Napoleon was at the height
of his power. At the end he faced the destruction of his
empire. Why did he invade Russia? Why, in spite of his
early successes and the capture of Moscow, did he fail?
The author examines the story afresh. He considers why one
of the greatest commanders in history failed and one of
its least gifted succeeded, how Tolstoy misinterpreted the
drama, and how Hitler, 130 years later, failed to benefit
from Napoleon's example.
