Tennozan: The Battle of Okinawa and the Atomic Bomb

New York: Ticknor & Fields. 1992. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Mild creasing to DJ upper edge and light chipping to corners and spine ends. Light crease to book's cloth spine. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Maps to endpapers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 622 pages. Recounts the battle of Okinawa, the largest land-sea-air engagement in history and the last major campaign of World War II. Weaves together the personal experiences of both soldiers and civilians and makes real how aspects of Japanese culture – emphasis on honour and horror of losing face – allowed this campaign to become a great human tragedy. More people died in the campaign, including over 240,000 Japanese and Okinawan civilians than in the subsequent atomic blasts. . 1st Edition. Hardback.