In 1945, the Pacific front was defined by fighting between the Japanese army and the US Marine Corps. Walther Nardini chronicles the final battlesfrom Iwo Jima to Okinawaand examines the brutality of the combat as well as the mindset of both sides, caught between fanaticism, attrition, and resistance. Drawing on documents and historical analyses, the book sheds light on the events of a front often overlooked in Europea chapter of the conflict frequently neglected in collective memory.
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Italian text, paperback, 32 pages with b/w illustrations. 364 pages.
