Kenneth Estes
The ferocity of the Pacific war almost defied the available military technology. In this environment the evolving use of tanks by the US Marine Corps played a significant role; at the end of the Battle of Okinawa, Major General Lemuel Shepherd ... [... more]
Random House |
Okinawa 1945: The Last Battle
 Too much detail and not enough context: Okinawa 1945: The Last Battle (Campaign, 96)by Gordon Rottman is packed full of details concerning the Okinawa landings. If one wants to merely know about troop movements then this is the book for you. However, the [... more]
CDN$26.95
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D. Craig Willcox
How the World's Longest-Lived People Achieve Everlasting Health--And How You Can Too In their New York Times bestseller The Okinawa Program, Drs. Bradley and Craig Willcox and Makoto Suzuki explained why the Okinawans are the longest-lived people ... [... more]
Random House |
Bradley J. Willcox
Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., M.Sc., trained in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic and is a geriatrics fellow in the Division on Aging, Harvard Medical School. He is also a resident scholar at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan, and ... [... more]
Random House |
Makoto Suzuki
How the World's Longest-Lived People Achieve Everlasting Health--And How You Can Too In their New York Times bestseller The Okinawa Program, Drs. Bradley and Craig Willcox and Makoto Suzuki explained why the Okinawans are the longest-lived people ... [... more]
Random House |
Pot Sticker Dipping Sauce
This is a version of the dark dipping sauce to serve with Pot Stickers. I learned this recipe in Chinese Cooking Class that I attended while we were stationed on Okinawa in the 1970's. We called the fried, steamed dumplings Chiao ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
George Feifer
George Feifer is the author of many successful books, including Tennozan: The Battle of Okinawa, a New York Times Notable Book; Moscow Farewell, a Book of the Month Club Main Selection; and The Girl from Petrovka, the basis of a Hollywood film. ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
The Okinawa Diet Plan: Get Leaner, Live Longer, and ...
quite interesting: I just got this book today. It is quite inspiring. I am a techie with a new-age edge. The scientific foundation established for the claims in this book really gets one excited about acting on some of its suggestions... now all I have [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Killing Ground on Okinawa: The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill
Wow: This is a great telling of what is often an untold battle. These Marines went through hell and back and this is an excellent telling of their hardships. Excellent battle history.: Amid the VE-Day euphoria of 1945, Okinawa was captured at a cost ( [... more]
CDN$63.16
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
ýkaleidoscope of the unrealý: This is a gripping account of combat on Peleliu and Okinawa during World War II, without embellishment, without literary flourish. The narrative is simple, unadorned, raw. Sledge--a "fugitive from the law [... more]
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Okinawa The History Of An Island People
Informative, but Plates are Missing: This book contains a very thorough description of the history and culture of Okinawa. However, the Plates, listed in the Table of Contents and referenced throughout the text, were missing from the book that I [... more]
CDN$34.95
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Southern Exposure: Modern Japanese Literature from Okinawa
A beautiful, elusive literary tradition: Very little of Okinawan literature has been translated into English, and this book exemplifies why that's such a shame. This volume provides the reader with not only a chance to explore a culture that Americans [... more]
CDN$29.17
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