Original Item. Only One Available. The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. The initial invasion of Okinawa on 1 April 1945 was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Kerama Islands surrounding Okinawa were preemptively captured on 26 March 1945 by the U.S. Army 77th Infantry Division. The 82-day battle on Okinawa lasted from 1 April 1945 until 22 June 1945. After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were planning to use Kadena Air Base on the island as a staging point for Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands, 340 mi (550 km) away.

This is a tremendous study of Okinawa-Gunto prepared and printed on November 15th, 1944 in preparation for the invasion of Okinawa and the beginning of the Battle of Okinawa which began on April 1st, 1945. The book is missing the cover page so the first page is the table of contents, showing the different parts of the study. Interestingly, there is an addendum stating that airstrikes on October 10th, 1944 may have destroyed some of the structures mentioned in the study. Very interesting.

The study is held together with tape, and was certainly brought back as a souvenir. The study is 126 pages long and most if not all pages appear retained. When laid out the study measures 13 x 14”. There is heavy staining, tearing, and rips along the edges. The front pages notes that the study was printed by the 64th Topographical Engineer Battalion.

There are some condition issues, but this is an outstanding invasion plan study that will fit great into any WWII collection.