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Contents Prologue 1 1. Building an ¿Iceberg¿ 12 2. ¿Like a Stroll in the Park¿ 45 3. Kids Games, Pony Rides, and Barbecue 80 4. A Nasty Surprise on the Way South 103 5. A Divine and Deadly Wind 135 6. Death in the Hills, Death at Home 172 7. A Wall of Stone and Flame 209 8. Mud, Blood, and May-hem 235 9. Bitter Toll at Sugar Loaf 271 10. The Limits of Human Endurance 305 11. Divine Wind ¿ Part II 339 12. The Crowded, Angry Skies 373 13. Collapse of the Shuri Line 399 14. The End of an Army 428 15. A Civilian Catastrophe 464 16. A Somber Victory 489 17. The Atomic Bomb ¿ and Reprieve 519 Epilogue: Love Day Plus 62 Years 554 Sources and Notes 571 Bibliography 588 Acknowledgments Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island.
Civilian war casualties -- Japan -- Okinawa Island.
Okinawa Island (Japan) -- History, Military.