From 1 April 1945 to 21 June 1945, the United States Tenth Army,
commanded by Lieutenant General Simon B. Buckner, Jr., executed
Operation Iceberg--the seizure of Okinawa for use as a staging base
for the expected invasion of Japan. The Tenth Army, which included
the U.S. Army's XXIV Corps and the U.S. Marines Corps' III
Amphibious Corps, executed an amphibious assault on Okinawa against
the Japanese 32nd Army. The Japanese defenders allowed the Tenth
Army to land virtually unopposed, preferring to fight a battle of
attrition from strong fortifications. The Tenth Army rapidly seized
the lightly defended northern end of the island, but became quickly
bogged down against the main Japanese defensive belt on southern
Okinawa. Japanese air power repeatedly assaulted the supporting
Allied naval force with massed kamikaze attacks, resulting in heavy
casualties. Ultimately, Lt. Gen. Buckner committed both corps to a
frontal attack on the Japanese defenses in southern Okinawa and the
campaign lasted some eighty two days before the final collapse of
the 32nd Army. This thesis examines the effectiveness of Buckner
and his staff's command and control of the Tenth Army. Buckner and
his staff succeeded, but flaws in Buckner's generalship and his
staff's failure to provide him with an accurate battlefield picture
prolonged the campaign.
General
| Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2012 |
| First published: |
September 2012 |
| Authors: |
Paul E Cunningham
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| Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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| Pages: |
126 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-249-36444-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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| LSN: |
1-249-36444-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781249364443 |
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