Rodney E Walton

Gebundenes Buch

Big Guns, Brave Men

Mobile Artillery Observers and the Battle for Okinawa

Beschreibung

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 emphasise the role of infantrymen, armour, and US Marines. This work takes a fresh perspective and focuses on the vital role played by the US Army's forward artillery observers—the eyes and ears of American artillery who were among the least recognised heroes of the war.

Autor

Rodney Earl Walton served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1973, including a year with military intelligence in Vietnam. In 1976 he earned a law degree from Cornell and worked as a civil litigation attorney in South Florida for more than twenty years. In 2009 he earned a Ph.D. in history from Florida International University, where he now teaches. He lives in Miami, FL.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Naval Institute Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 408mm x 235mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9781612511306
• ISBN-10: 1612511309
• Artikelnr.: 36629576