About this title: The Ultimate Battle tells the full story of the Battle of Okinawa as it has never been told before, using the same up-close narrative style and "grunt's-eye" view of the action that distinguishes Sloan's Brotherhood of Heroes from other war books. It is a gripping story of heroism, sacrifice, and death in the largest land-sea-air operation in US ...
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Description: Good. 2008-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2008-10-14
ISBN-13:9780743292474ISBN:0743292472
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780743292474ISBN:0743292472
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 402 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 2007
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A6-An advance uncorrected reader's proof trade paperback in near fine condition that has light shelf wear. Using the grunt's-eye-view narrative that distinguished his acclaimed Brotherhood of Heroes, Bill Sloan tells the full story of the largest land-sea-air battle ever waged by the United States. 9"x6", 385 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2007-10-23
ISBN-13:9780743292467ISBN:0743292464
Description: Like New. First simon & Schuster hardcover edition, full numbered printing line, like new hardcover with dj, black mark across bottom closed page edges, o/w in Excellent condition, read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780743292467ISBN:0743292464
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0743292464. American first edition, first printing. Published by Simon & Schuster in 2007. Contains numberline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Jacket is in Fine condition. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. The book itself is in Fine condition with no scratches. The binding is straight and tight. Remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2007-10-23
ISBN-13:9780743292467ISBN:0743292464
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Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Date Published: 2007-10-23
ISBN-13:9781433204395ISBN:1433204398
Description: NEW. Spoken Word Compact Disc. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781433204395. read more
Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781433204395ISBN:1433204398
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780743292467ISBN:0743292464
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
"Excellent history of the last great battle of WW II, the battle for Okinawa. Further reasons why the men who fought it were called "the Greatest Generation.""
"I read Sloan's "Brotherhood of Heroes" about Peleliu and found it to be a quality volume covering a seldom referenced battle. Continuous quotations from only a few sources was a nuisance, but I felt that it did not detract from the work. I hoped that "The Ultimate Battle" would be comparable in quality, but was mistaken. What was a nuisance in "Brotherhood" was taken to the next level in "Ultimate." If you have read Sledge's "With the Old Breed," you can skip over what seems to be a quarter of this book. And the text that is left is full of errors and oddities that a knowledgeable editor would have caught. For example, when discussing the plight of LSM(R)s 197 and 198, the author claims one was sunk by kamikazes early in the battle while the other had to continue to face them. However, in the next paragraph the ships are switched, and that which had been "sunk" returns to fight the following day. I still don't know which ship was sunk in action and which survived the war. The author references Japanese "snipers" firing Nambu LMGs. It's entirely possible that these crew served weapons were well sighted within a defensive belt on the island, but they are not a sniper's weapon. The author claims the Japanese fired thermal AT rounds from 47mm guns at American tanks. I know this was not the case because the Japanese military doesn't have thermal AT shells today. The author at various times inserts a bulleted list of items in the text. The lists have little continuity, and it seems that they were there to list events to be discussed in that section at a future date, but the author never came back and filled them out. The reader is in essence reading from an outline. My favorite literary mishap is the following line, taken directly from the text: "The Yamato's, 100 antiaircraft batteries, with guns ranging up to five miles, formidable provided aerial defense."
Ths book has recieved a lot of praise and was named Book of the Year by various WWII periodicals. However, it is at times factually inaccurate, poorly written, or simply quoted from a memoir. If you want to read Sloan, read "Brotherhood of Heroes." If you want to read about Okinawa, don't waste your money on this book."
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