Tennozan

Tennozan offers a stunning account of the battle of Okinawa, the last major campaign of World War II and the largest land-sea-air engagement in history. In examining the disastrous collision of three disparate cultures--American, Japanese, and Okinawan--the book provides an unforgettable picture of men at war and also the context for understanding one of the most ominous events of this century: the decision to drop the atom bomb. Drawing on more than ten years of. research and interviews, George Feifer recreates the drama and horror of the last engagement before the invasion of the Japanese…