Big Guns, Brave Men; Mobile Artillery Observers and the Battle for Okinawa
by Rodney Earl Walton
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 1612511309
- ISBN 13
- 9781612511306
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
NZ$25.22NZ$17.65
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2013 Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 2013. Hardcover. Stated First Printing and First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New. DJ: New. White grained boards with black overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 229 pp 8vo. The Battle for Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War and the greatest air-sea battle in history. This book focuses on the vital role played by the US Army's forward artillery observers. They were the eyes and ears of American artillery and among the least-recognized heroes of the war as they directed artillery against enemy positions while dealing with the ever-present possibility of firing on their own troops. The ability to shift artillery fire was new in WWII and very successful on Okinawa due to the short response times to requests for fire and placement on Japanese troops. A clean pristine copy.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007543
- Title
- Big Guns, Brave Men; Mobile Artillery Observers and the Battle for Okinawa
- Author
- Rodney Earl Walton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1612511309
- ISBN 13
- 9781612511306
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, MD
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, Battle for Okinawa, artillery, U.S. Army, forward artillery observers, call for fire, cannon fire, Japanese army, pacific War, forward observers, battlefields,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...