World War II, Military, Pacific War, Okinawa, Battle of Okinawa 

"When the author, Oshiro Junko, who was born on February 28, 1905, became a grandmother, her son Minoru suggested that she put her war experience into writing to pass on to her grandchildren"--From Preface.

Contents:
Preface -- The beginning -- The greater East Asia war begins -- Student mobilization -- October 10th : the massive bombing of Naha -- Enemy plane attack -- Soldiers and villagers -- Air raids and community life -- The annihilation of Saipan -- Evacuation of school children -- Meeting and parting -- Warrant officer Tomita -- Hanja village burns -- U.S. landing in central Okinawa -- A sorrowful wartime farewell -- Mother's injury -- The painful family parting -- The news of mother's death -- The retreat southward -- Minoru's injury -- The drive toward Itoman -- Captured by American soldiers -- Temporary detention center -- Separation -- Life in Adaniya village -- An act of bravery -- Reunion -- Hospital life -- The daily struggle for life -- Life in the laboratory (special ward) -- The medical corpsmen -- Elder sister's death and the end of the war -- Jim Denson -- Tragic events -- The hospital after the war -- Minoru learns to walk -- Return to our beloved home -- Life at Hanja begins again -- Chronology of the Battle of Okinawa -- Map of the author's evacuation route -- God's plan -- The mysterious acts of God -- The leading of the Holy Spirit -- Minoru's homecoming -- On printing the second edition.