Description
Ten of thousands of Okinawans were killed in the bombardment by U.S. forces, ten of thousands more recruits died in Home Guard units, thousands of starvation and disease in places away from the fighting. Hundreds of evacuees lost their lives in ships sunk by U.S. submarines or aircraft. People took their own lives or the lives of loved ones to avoid what they had been told by the Japanese Army would be a far worse fate at the hands of American captors. Descent into Hell is the story of this apocalyptic struggle as told by those Okinawans who survived.
Book Information
ISBN 9781937385262
Author Ryukyu Shimpo
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint MerwinAsia
Publisher MerwinAsia
Weight(grams) 720g