APPLEMAN Roy E <br/><br/>
Okinawa:  the last battle / 
Roy E. Appleman, James M. Burns, Russell A. Gugeler and John Stevens 
 - New York:  BDD Special Editions,  1948 
 - xiii, 529 pages:  illustrations, maps;  24 cm 
 - United States Army in World War II: the war in the Pacific .
<br/><br/> Officially announced June 22, 1945, it was actually the day before (June 21) when the guns finally fell silent on Okinawa, Japan after 82 days of near-constant fighting. The end of the fighting there marked an end to the last major battle of WWII, and set a pathway to the surrender of Imperial Japan. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0792458591 (hbk.)  BND26.13 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SECOND WORLD WAR--CAMPAIGNS--OKINAWA ISLAND