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Okinawa: Victory in the Pacific

Contents Foreword, v Preface vi Chapter I. Background 1 Strategic Situation, p. 1 Historical Notes, p. 3 Okinawa and the Okinawans, p. 6 Chapter II. Planning ICEBERG 12 Strategic Concepts, p. 12 Command Relationships, p. 17 Intelligence, p. 19 Tactical Planning, p. 22 Logistical Planning, p. 27 Chapter III. Preparations for the Assault, p. 30 Training and Rehearsing, p. 30 Mounting and Staging for the Assault, p. 34 Preliminary Covering Strikes, p. 36 Seizure of Kerama Retto, p. 38 Prelanding Operations, p. 43 Chapter IV. Japanese Defensive Preparations 48 The Thirty-second Army, p. 49 Strengthening the Defenses, p. 53 Reinforcing the Army, p. 56 Prelanding Dispositions, p. 59 Chapter V. Seizure of the Beachhead 63 L-Day, p. 63 Severing the Island, p. 69 Meeting the Enemy, p. 77 Logistical Progress, p. 80 Kamikaze, p. 82 Chapter VI. Action in the North 87 Securing the Eastern Islands, p. 87 6th Marine Division Advances, p. 90 Battle for Motobu Peninsula, p. 96 Marines' "Guerrilla War," p. 104 Capture of le Shima, p. 111 Chapter VII. Developing the Shuri Defenses, p. 119 Penetrating the Outpost Line, p. 118 Build-up in the South, p. 121 Attach of 19 April, p. 126 Assaulting the Seco

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