Aboard Lcs 11 in WW II

Lawrence Smith (1925 – 2005) joined the United States Navy in the fall of 1943. This book is about his experiences aboard a small warship in the Pacific in 1945. He and his shipmates braved the last battle of WW II, Okinawa, where more American sailors were killed than in any other battle. It was the enemy’s last bulwark against the allied push toward Japan, and they resorted to a horrific kamikaze assault on the American fleet. Lawrence was a careful observer, and his notes and diaries along with remembrances in letters from his shipmates present a fascinating story of war and camaraderie.