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Big guns, brave men : mobile artillery observers and the battle for Okinawa / Rodney Earl Walton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walton, Rodney Earl.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Artillery operations, American.
- Artillerymen--United States--History--20th century.
- Artillerymen.
- United States. Army--Artillery--History--20th century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Although it was the largest and final battle of the Pacific War, the Battle for Okinawa has long been overshadowed by other dramatic events in 1945. The books that have been written about it emphasize the role of infantrymen, armor, and U.S. Marines. This work takes a fresh perspective and focuses on the vital role played by the U.S. Army's forward artillery observers?the eyes and ears of American artillery who were among the least recognized heroes of the war. According to Rodney Earl Walton, U.S. artillerymen matched Japanese gunners in intensity and surpassed them in effectiveness beca
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61251-131-7
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