Part I      PRELUDE TO THE END

Chapter 1      Strategic Background

Chapter 2      The Japanese Situation

Chapter 3      Marines Corps Order of Battle

 

Part II      OKINAWA

Chapter 1      The Target and the Enemy

Chapter 2      Project ICEBERG

Chapter 3      Assault Preparations

Chapter 4      The First Days Ashore

Chapter 5      Phase I Continued

Chapter 6      The Defense Stiffens

Chapter 7      Forging Ahead

Chapter 8      Reduction of the Shuri Bastion

Chapter 9      Breakout to the South

Chapter 10    Battle’s End

Chapter 11     ICEBERG Dissolves

 

Part III      THE END OF THE WAR

Chapter 1      Future Operations

Chapter 2      The Closing Days

Chapter 3      Return to the Islands

 

Part IV      OCCUPATION OF JAPAN

Chapter 1      Initial Planning and Operations

Chapter 2      Kyushu Deployment to December 1945

Chapter 3      Last Months in Japan

 

Part V      NORTH CHINA MARINES

Chapter 1      Background for Military Assistance

Chapter 2      Ashore in North China

Chapter 3      An Extended Stay

Chapter 4      Abortive Peace Mission

Chapter 5      Withdrawal of the 1st Marine Division

Chapter 6      Withdrawal

 

Part VI      CONCLUSION

Chapter 1      Amphibious Doctrine in World War II

Chapter 2      A Final Accounting