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Art Shaw, Robert L Wise - 82 Days On Okinawa; A Memoir Of The Pacific's Greatest Battle
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In celebration of the 75th anniversary, a riveting first-hand account of the Battle of Okinawa—the Pacific War’s “bloodiest battle of all” (New York Times)—from the first officer ashore, who served at the front for the battle’s entire 82-day duration, heroism that earned him a Bronze Star.
On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, 1,500 Allied ships and 1.5 million men gathered off the coast of the Japanese island of Okinawa and launched the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War. They expected an 80% casualty rate. The first American officer ashore was Major Art Shaw, a unit commander in the U.S. Army’s 361st Artillery Battalion of the 96th Division, often called the Deadeyes. For the next three months, Major Shaw and his men served at the front lines of the Pacific’s bloodiest battle, their artillery proving decisive against a “phantom enemy” who had entrenched themselves into rugged, craggy island. Now, at 98, Art Shaw looks back to tell the story. 82 Days on Okinawa is an extraordinary eyewitness account of this critical World War II battle.
The first step of Operation Downfall—the ground invasion of Japan—the Battle of Okinawa became legendary for its brutality. Over 82 days, the Allies fought the Japanese Army in one of the bloodiest campaigns of the war, one in which more than 150,000 soldiers would die. When the final calculations were made, the totals said that the Deadeyes had killed 37,763 of the enemy. The 361st Field Artillery Battalion had played a crucial role in victory. It would be the last major battle of World War II, and a key pivot point leading to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Japanese surrender in August, two months after the siege’s end.
A riveting first-person account of this turning point, featuring 20 black-and-white photos, 82 Days on Okinawa joins the ranks of Donald Stratton’s All the Gallant Men and Dusty Kleiss Never Call Me a Hero.
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82 Days on Okinawa - 001 - 82 Days on Okinawa.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 002 - PDF Enhancement Notice.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 003 - Prologue - Prelude to Battle.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 004 - Chapter 1 - Okinawa.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 005 - Chapter 2 - Surprises Ahead.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 006 - Chapter 3 - Settling In.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 007 - Chapter 4 - The Enemy Emerges.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 008 - Chapter 5 - Coming Ashore.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 009 - Chapter 6 - A Price to Be Paid.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 010 - Chapter 7 - Sharpening the Focus.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 011 - Chapter 8 - The Snakes Come Slithering In.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 012 - Chapter 9 - Trudging On.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 013 - Chapter 10 - The End of the Honeymoon.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 014 - Chapter 11 - No Rest for the Weary.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 015 - Chapter 12 - Dark Days.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 016 - Chapter 13 - Tombstones Everywhere.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 017 - Chapter 14 - Cactus Hill Coming Up.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 018 - Chapter 15 - Cutting the Cactus.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 019 - Chapter 16 - Time Out.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 020 - Chapter 17 - Tragedy on the Ridge.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 021 - Chapter 18 - Slaughter.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 022 - Chapter 19 - The Struggle to Escape.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 023 - Chapter 20 - Bravery Unequaled.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 024 - Chapter 21 - Valor.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 025 - Chapter 22 - No Letup in Sight.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 026 - Chapter 23 - A Storm Unabated.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 027 - Chapter 24 - Darkness Descends.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 028 - Chapter 25 - In the Dead of Night.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 029 - Chapter 26 - While No One Sleeps.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 030 - Chapter 27 - What Next.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 031 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 28 - The Next Step.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 032 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 29 - Struggling On.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 033 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 30 - Nonstop!.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 034 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 31 - Clearing the Crags.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 035 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 32 - Going On.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 036 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 33 - The Escarpment.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 037 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 34 - One More Hill to Climb.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 038 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 35 - Onward and Upward.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 039 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 36 - Deadly Deadeyes.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 040 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 37 - Endless Struggle.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 041 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 38 - Digging In.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 042 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 39 - Making Do.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 043 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 40 - Plowing Ahead.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 044 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 41 - Disaster.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 045 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 42 - Conical Hill.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 046 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 43 - No Chivalry Left.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 047 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 44 - Monsoon Season.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 048 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 45 - The Lost Platoon.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 049 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 46 - Air Strikes.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 050 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 47 - Stalemate.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 051 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 48 - Rolling On.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 052 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 49 - The Big Apple.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 053 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 50 - The Home Stretch.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 054 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 51 - The Final Battle.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 055 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 52 - The Bomb.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 056 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 53 - The Road Home.mp3
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82 Days on Okinawa - 057 - Starting Over - The Next Phase - Chapter 54 - Morning Comes Again.mp3
