The Battle for Okinawa by Hiromichi Yahara: Eyewitness Account (Paperback, 2002)

\""The Battle for Okinawa: A Japanese Officer's Eyewitness Account of the Last Great Campaign of World War II\"" by Colonel Hiromichi Yahara, published in 1995 in the United States by John Wiley & Sons, in paperback, 245pp, ISBN 0471180807. \nCondition Notes: Very good condition, neat, clean & tidy copy. Pages 147-246 have a faint crease across the top corner (mild handling wear)\nAbout this book: Colonel Hiromichi Yahara was the senior staff officer of the 32nd Japanese Army at Okinawa\nContents: The Colonel's Prologue: April 1, 1945; Two Views of Battle by Frank GibneyPart 1: PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE FROM THE TEXT BY COLONEL HIROMICHI YAHARA1. Plans for 32nd Army: Yahara versus Imperial Headquarters\nPart 2: THE AMERICAN ASSAULT: Lieutenant Gibney's Commentary Continues2. The Grand Strategy Unfolds3. Challenge and Response\nPart 3: RETREAT UNDER FIRE: Colonel Yahara's narrative resumes4. Counteroffensive Halted5. World View Through The Eye of a Needle6. The Headquart)