Uniquely Okinawan: Determining Identity During the U.S. Wartime Occupation

World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension

by Courtney A. Short

Uniquely Okinawan explores how American soldiers, sailors, and Marines considered race, ethnicity, and identity in the planning and execution of the wartime occupation of Okinawa, during and immediately after the Battle of Okinawa, 1945-46.

272 pages, Hardcover

Published March 3, 2020

About the author

Courtney A. Short holds a PhD in History from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and specializes in military, American, and Japanese history, as well as race and identity studies. She previously served as Assistant Professor and Deputy Department Head at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. She is a contributing author for the forthcoming edited volume "The Worst Military Leaders in History" and won Honorable Mention for the 2017 Edward M. Coffman First Manuscript Prize.