Summary of Victor Davis Hanson's Ripples of Battle

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The American plan for the invasion of Okinawa was simple: kill so many Japanese, destroy so many aircraft, and sink so many ships that the United States would never want to go through such a ordeal again. But the Japanese had different goals, which were to kill so many Americans that the United States would never want to go through such a ordeal again. #2 The American invasion of Okinawa was not as easy as it