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Operation Iceberg : The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II| Media: | Mass Market Paperback | | Author: | Gerald Astor | | Publisher: | Dell | | Release date: | 01 June, 1996 | | Our price: | $6.99 |
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Outstanding Oral History |
| Operation Iceberg is a masterwork of the oral history approach to telling a story. Astor ably edits and arranges the various oral accounts into a quick-paced, yet comprehensive account of a rather complex and important battle. Astor has collected inputs from Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen who were there and made victory possible. But the accounts would be nothing if they weren't arranged into a pattern that the reader could follow. Astor does that, and provides his own brief narrative to fill in any gaps that the oral accounts have left. As a result, the book becomes a text on the Battle for Okinawa and not just a collection of personal reminisces. |
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Interesting book about Okinawa |
| 1st of all, I'm not too big into the Pacific Theater of WWII (My main interest is the European Theater). This is the 1st book I have read about it. With that in mind; I found this book interesting. It is mostly personal stories of G.I's and there wild stories of fighting the Japs. It was very interesting to learn about the Japs tatics that they used, usually at night & also about how feared the Japanese locals & Jap military were deathly afraid to fall into the hands of the Americans. This is part of the reason that 99% of the Japs fought to the death. The book covers fighting on land and at sea. The book also covers the death of Ernie Pyle. |
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Must read for anyone whose father fought in the Pacific |
| My father was a member of the 77th Division which fought in the Pacific. He never talked about the war and I have always been interested in learning more about how he survived. This book is a MUST read for anyone whose father fought in the Pacific, especially on Okinawa. It is not a history lesson as other books are, but actual memoirs of the soldiers who fought there. You are even given their names and brief biography. You hear and read so much regarding the D-Day invasion and how terrible that was but after reading Operation Iceberg, you will come to understand how much worse the fighting in the Pacific was. I find it hard to believe that anyone came home unwounded from those battles, but they did, including my father. My knowledge of World War II has been greatly expanded after reading Mr. Astor's book. Thank you, Mr. Astor, for writing this book and for giving me some insight into what my father lived through. |
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