Recently I’ve been interested in building some tanks in the Pacific theater. I’ve got a great publication from Squadron featuring TONS of nice pictures of tanks Iwo Jima. Does anyone know if there is a similar reference book featuring tanks on Okinawa?

Thanks and best wishes to all for a very happy holiday season,
Noah

No specific tank book exsists as yet, we can only prey.

Each one of these has some of the information you may be searching for;

Victory and Occupation

Okinawa: Victory in the Pacific

Marines in the Victory on Okinawa

Okinawa: The Last Battle US Army

Search google for each of these books;

Marine Tank battles in the Pacific By Oscer Gilbert
On this one DO NOT BUY THE DA CAPRO edition unless you can get it for $5.00
The pictures suck. The original Combined Publishing is the best. When they are describing a picture and all it looks like is a black blob it doesn’t help a whole bunch.

The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa By E.B. Sledge

Search on general items on Okinawa

General search in Armorama

I don’t know of any other specific book but each of these have numerous references to the tanks.
Hope these help for a start at least.
Let me know if you need something specific, I’m no expert but I do have a lot of info.

Good luck, it’s a great topic,
Bob

Thanks very much for your reply and all the info you’ve provided me! Very helpful!!!

And on side note, in the time since I first asked my question, I saw and purchased Steven Zaloga’s book “Armored Thunder” at a local bookshop.

It’s got a whole chapter dedicated to M4 variants that served in the Pacific and some VERY NICE photos of tanks on Okinawa. If you don’t already have it I would absolutely recommend picking up a copy.

Take care and thanks again,
Noah

hi theres a book on amazon .com called rolling thunder against the risingsun; the combat history of us army tankbattalions in the pacific ww2 by gene eric salecker

Thanks guys I'll look both up.
Sounds like the they maybe the same but I'll look up both as discribed to make sure.
Different Authors same thunder
Thanks again and good luck on your build,
Merry Christmas
Bob