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"The struggle for Okinawa was the last battle of World War II and the bloodiest campaign in the Pacific against Imperial Japan. Long before the battle ended, U.S. Army civil affairs officers began the task of providing essential services for the island's war-torn population. This volume is...

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Main Author: Fisch, Arnold G. (Author)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, U.S. Army : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1988.
Series:Army historical series.
CMH pub ; 30-11.
Subjects:
Ryukyu Islands > History > 1945-1972.
Military government > Japan > Ryukyu Islands > History.
Military government.
Japan > Ryukyu Islands.
1945-1972
Government publications > United States.
History.
Online Access:http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo82364
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Summary:"The struggle for Okinawa was the last battle of World War II and the bloodiest campaign in the Pacific against Imperial Japan. Long before the battle ended, U.S. Army civil affairs officers began the task of providing essential services for the island's war-torn population. This volume is an authoritative account of the Army's military government efforts on Okinawa from the first stages of planning until the transition toward a civil administration began in December 1950"--Foreword.
Physical Description:xiv, 353 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190) and index.
ISBN:9999960464
9789999960465