How Long to Read Japan's Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945

How Long Does it Take to Read Japan's Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 46 minutes to read Japan's Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945 by Thomas M. Huber

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In modern military literature, there is no more pernicious theme than that the day of the infantryman has passed us by, overwhelmed by increasingly lethal technology. Japans Battle of Okinawa takes us into the world of the modern infantryman and illustrates in vivid detail Clausewitz dictum that combat is to war as cash payment is to commerce.Dr. Thomas M. Hubers work is unique: for the first time in English, the Battle of Okinawa is analyzed from the vantage point of the Japanese defenders. Basing his work on extensive research in Japanese military archives, Dr. Huber affords the reader a view of the Okinawa battles literally from "the other side of the hill."Okinawa was the most sanguinary of the Pacific island battles of World War II. Its occurrence came at a point in the war when both combatants had accumulated years of experience in planning and executing complex operations on island terrain and had developed an array of fearsomely lethal weapons whose doctrines of employment were in full bloom. This meant that the ground at Okinawa would be contested in ways that were reminiscent of the Western Front of World War I.In this respect, this book may provide its most valuable service by depicting a part of World War II far removed from the plains of Europe that are so familiar to us today. For, although the tools of war employed in Europe were present on Okinawa, the shape, the tempo, and indeed the character of the operations on Okinawa were entirely different from those in Europe. Still, the Okinawa operations were every bit as testing of men and materiel as those in any venue of battle in the whole war.Professional soldiers and students of modern war will be rewarded by reading this informative and insightful study, which is so suggestive of contemporary problems bearing upon the employment of infantry and other arms in high-intensity combined arms operations in inhospitable terrain against, it must be said, an implacable and skillful enemy.Leonard P. Wishart IIILieutenant General, USACommandant

How long is Japan's Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945?

Japan's Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945 by Thomas M. Huber is 164 pages long, and a total of 41,656 words.

This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 51% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Japan's Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Japan's Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945 aloud.

What Reading Level is Japan's Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945?

Japan's Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945 is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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