Normandy to Okinawa: A Navy Medical Officer's Diary and Overview of World War Two

Normandy to Okinawa: A Navy Medical Officer's Diary and Overview of World War Two by Linner, John H., M.D.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781592982042.

Dr. John H. Linner not only kept an unedited daily diary of his Navy service during WWII, but also served as photographer on two ships, the LST-6 during the Normandy invasion, and the AKA-103 at Okinawa. In Normandy to Okinawa, he has combined his diary, selected photographs, and explanatory maps with a thoughtful historical overview of principal aspects of the war gleaned from his extensive WWII bibliography. The book provides a great source of knowledge in an engaging format for young and old alike. It has received rave reviews. Normandy to Okinawa is not a detailed, comprehensive document of this immense historical event. Rather it is a synopsis, or overview, of the critical period between the two world wars (1918 to 1938) and the principal turning points and battles of the war.