"A skillful narrative of combat history . exceedingly vivid." --New York Times Book Review "Deeply moving . Unless we know of Okinawa and its beleaguered people, we know precious little of World War II." --Studs Terkel "A classic . a meticulously researched account." --Robert Massie "[A] great book. Feifer's account of the three sides and their experiences far surpasses most books about war.

His work is a credit to journalism, history and the United States." --Stephen E. Ambrose "More than a military history, [this book] is also a supremely important, heartrending chronicle of the human condition." --San Francisco Chronicle "Short of having been there, Feifer's book is as close as we are likely to come to experiencing those terrible three months in the spring of 1945." --Newsday "Brilliantly told . an uncompromising look at the inhumanity on both sides of the Pacific war." --Houston Chronicle.