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Author Shaw, Art, 1920-2020, author.

Title 82 days on Okinawa : one American's unforgettable firsthand account of the Pacific war's greatest battle / Col. Art Shaw (Ret.) with Robert L. Wise.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
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Location Call No. Status
 Southington Library - Adult  LP 940.5425 SHA    Check Shelf
Edition First Harper large print edition.
Description ix, 427 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Physical Medium large print rdafs
Note Includes index.
Summary "A riveting firsthand account of American heroism... Over eighty-two days, the Allies fought the Japanese army in a campaign that would claim more than 150,000 human lives. Filled with extraordinary new details, Shaw's gripping account gives lasting testimony to the courage and bravery displayed by so many on the hill of Okinawa."--Page 4 of cover.
Subject Shaw, Art, 1920-2020.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 96th -- History.
Okinawa Island (Japan) -- History, Military.
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 96th. (OCoLC)fst00688470
Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
Soldiers. (OCoLC)fst01125233
Japan -- Okinawa Island. (OCoLC)fst01243081
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Chronological Term 1939-1945
Genre/Form Large type books.
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
Personal narratives -- American. (OCoLC)fst01424071
Added Author Wise, Robert L., author.
Added Title Eighty-two days on Okinawa
ISBN 9780062978875 paperback
006297887X paperback
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