LAST BATTLE UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II THE WAR THE PACIFIC THE LAST BATTLE JAMES BURNS RUSSELL JOHN STEVENS CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY UNITED STATES ARMY 2000 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG PRINTED PUB FOR SALE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE KENT ROBERTS GENERAL EDITOR COMMITTEE WILLIAMS COLLEGE WILLIAM HUTCHINSON UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HENRY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MARSHALL DETROIT NEWS DOUGLAS FREEMAN RICHMOND NEWS LEADER THOMAS UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY HERRING SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL SALMON AMHERST COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA CHARLES TAYLOR HARVARD UNIVERSITY WALTER WRIGHT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY HISTORICAL CHIEF DIVISION HARRY HISTORIAN EDITORIAL BRANCH WSEVOLOD FOREWORD CONFLICT THE AXIS POWERS THE UNITED STATES ARMY PROBLEMS SCALE NEVER LOGISTICS STRATEGY IN WORLD FORTH DETAIL NATURE USED TO SOLVE SUCCESS THE OBJECT WORK REFERENCE MILITARY CIVILIAN STUDENTS RECORD ACHIEVEMENTS DESERVE HONORABLE THE PAGES VALUE THOUGHTFUL CITIZEN COMPREHENSION NATIONAL SECURITY MAJOR PREPARATION THOUGHT FAITHFUL COMPREHENSIVE VAST FIND SERVICE THE ADVANTAGE ARMY THE SCHOLAR FACTOR PROCEEDING POSSIBLE DELAY PUBLICATION CLAIM MANY YEARS PASS THE RECORD FULLY PRESENTING ORGANIZED DOCUMENTED NARRATIVE AT THIS TIME DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT THE EXPERIENCE STIMULATE RESEARCH SCHOLARS GUIDE MOUNTAINOUS ACCUMULATION THE DECISION PREPARE TRAINED UNITS WAR DEPARTMENT THE WORK RESULTS AVAILABLE PRESENTED THE GENERAL PLAN DEALING TECHNICAL THEATERS THE ORGANIZATION OF WORLD WAR II SUBJECT MAJOR FIELD RESPONSIBILITY THE POINTS VIEW PARTICULAR THE PLAN VOLUMES TOPICS ORDER OF ARMY CORPS LIMITS FOCUSED AGENCY THE WHOLE PROJECT ORIENTED TOWARD SUMMARY THE PRESENT VOLUME BATTLES THE PACIFIC WAR THE MARINE THE NAVY VITAL ORDER ROLE CAMPAIGN OPERATIONS CORPS ATTACHED TENTH ARMY CONTRIBUTION OPERATIONS AGAINST OKINAWA ITSELF CHARACTERISTIC AS OF PACIFIC TACTICAL ACTION THE HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS TERRAIN RESTRICTED NUMBER SIZE THE UNITS EMPLOYED SHARP FOCUS SMALLER WEALTH VERIFIED MATERIAL FOR ALL THE BROAD SWEEP DESCRIPTION MERIT READER FULLER BATTLEFIELD MODERN THE PROFESSIONAL INSIGHT TROOP COMBAT INFORMATION THE PRACTICE DISPATCHING TROOPS WAR THE EARLY WORLD WAR THE PAPER IN BATTLE ADEQUATE WRITING INFANTRY COMPANY THE BATTALION DO NOT WRITE HENCE THE DETAILS HIGHER ORDERS AT ALL VIII FACT BEHIND ALMOST NEVER THE RECORDS MUST INTERVIEWING THE ACTION ANYTHING COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING ATTAINED UNLESS QUICK STUDY MEMORIES GROW THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE ANSWER CASUALTY THUS THE FIELD THE MISSION SPOTTING GAPS STORY AS IT TAKING PROMPT STEPS FILL ASKING QUESTIONS SENT INDIVIDUALS TO EACH FIELD ARMY CONSEQUENCE MEASURE LESSONS START MAJOR OPERATION PLANS LAID COVERAGE ORGANIZATIONAL OKINAWA CAMPAIGN BETTER THAN EXPLAINS THE LAST OPERATION BRIGADIER SPECIAL STAFF PREFACE WRITTEN BY RYUKYUS GROUP THE AMERICAN HAND MATERIALS HISTORY OF HAWAII SECTION JANUARY 1945 THE EMBARKATION OF THE TENTH POINTS WHOSE THE COMING BATTLE WERE TO MARINE ALREADY III AMPHIBIOUS CORPS HEADQUARTERS DIVISIONS IN COMMAND ASSISTANT AUTHOR GUAM AMERICAN FORCES COLONEL SERGEANT DONALD LEYTE XXIV CORPS 96TH DIVISION REPLACE BERT WOUNDED IN ACTION EDMUND EXPERIENCED THE CENTRAL 27TH DIVISION PAUL THE 7TH JESSE ARRIVAL ASSIST KENNETH 1ST MARINE DIVISION PHILLIPS 6TH MARINE DIVISION CONFERENCES CAMPAIGN FOR PURPOSE PUBLISHED SOON INITIAL LANDINGS THE TARGET PERSPECTIVE NAVY PERSONNEL HISTORIES COMPILED THE DIVISION AFTER THE BATTLE DETACHED OAHU FORT SHAFTER SUBSEQUENTLY THE OTHER INTERROGATIONS AFTER THE WAR LEACH 77TH DIVISION ROGERS THESE THREE THE FALL THE UNITED STATES MARCH 1946 THE NARRATIVE THAT TIME ELIGIBLE WASHINGTON CONTINUE WORK IN MANUSCRIPT THE END OF JUNE ORGANIZATION THE VOLUME DEVELOPED BASIS THE MANUSCRIPT TURNED MEMBER ON HIGH PLANNING CERTAIN AIDED AUTHORS LOUIS EDITING PERFORMED ALBERT MISS EDITH POOLE GRACE MAPS DIRECTION ALLISON ACTED THE LIST APPENDIX GEORGE POWELL THE CHARTS TABLES BROOKS ROBERT ILLUSTRATIONS THE POSSESSION THE SIGNAL COAST YANK MAGAZINE SKETCHES DRAWN KING SMITH CHAPTER PAGE OPERATION ICEBERG STRATEGIC DECISION ATTACK MOUNTING THE ATTACK INVASION NEUTRALIZATION ENEMY STRENGTH SEIZURE KERAMA ISLANDS WINNING BEACHHEAD THE LANDING MOVING ISLAND JAPANESE DEFENSE COUNTERATTACK GRIPS THE ENEMY ASSAULTING SHURI TAKES OFFENSIVE CONQUEST NORTHERN DRIVE MOTOBU CLOSING IN THE CAPTURE IE SHIMA AMERICAN STALEMATE BLOODY CAPTURE LAST PHASE DEFENSES FALL RING ITEM POCKET OUTER TACTICS DECISIONS WEAPONS THE WEST KOCHI RIDGE ESCARPMENT BARRIER AFTERMATH PENETRATION THE AMERICANS RESUME THE MAY IN THE WEST THE CENTER OPENING THE EAST CORRIDOR THE RAIN NAHA ENVELOPMENT EXODUS AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF BEHIND THE FRONT SUPPLY HOSPITALIZATION EVACUATION MILITARY GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT LAST STAND PUSH SOUTH PENINSULA DEFENSE LINE THE BATTLE ENDS ORGANIZED RESISTANCE SURRENDER SUICIDE COST STATISTICS BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE NAVAL SUSTAINED JUNE 1945 LOADED ASSAULT FIRST ECHELON GARRISON POINT EMBARKATION BEACH