Front cover image for History of United States naval operations in World War II / 14, Victory in the Pacific : 1945

History of United States naval operations in World War II / 14, Victory in the Pacific : 1945

Presents the infamous campaigns for Iwo Jima and Okinawa, two of the most bitterly contested campaigns of the World War II. This title describes the Japanese defense system of camouflaged rifle pits and fortified gunning positions that held the Allies at bay and the heavy and continuous cover of naval gunfire that prevented even greater losses.
Print Book, English, 2002
Univ. of Illinois Press, Urbana, 2002
XXIII, 407 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten
9780252070655, 0252070658
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