This reprint from 1996 recounts the battle at Sugar Loaf Hill in Okinawa that occurred in May of 1945 during World War II, with a focus on the 6th Marine Division. Hallas describes the seven-day period of fighting and the large amount of casualties, using interviews with veterans, as well as unit histories and journals, personal narratives, and special action reports and combat footage of the battle as sources. Hallas is the author of Squandered Victory: The American First Army at St. Mihiel, The Devil's Anvil: The Assault on Peleliu, and Doughboy War. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)