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Military government in the Ryukyu Islands, 1945-1950 / by Arnold G. Fisch, Jr.

by Fisch, Arnold G., author.

Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, U.S. Army : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1988.

Military government -- Japan -- Ryukyu Islands -- History.

Ryukyu Islands -- History -- 1945-1972.

Army historical series.

CMH pub ; 30-11.

xiv, 353 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Part 1: Military government in the Ryukyu Islands, 1945-1950. I. The governors. Organizing military government training ; The navy's "Ivy League" civil affairs schools ; Civil affairs officers and operation Iceberg -- II. The battle for Okinawa. The ordeal of Japanese defense preparations ; War comes to the Ryukyus ; Refugee care ; Military government organization : an assessment -- III. Apathy and neglect. Okinawa and postwar strategy ; Postwar military organization ; Ambassadors in uniform? ; Adding injury to insult -- IV. Social and political rehabilitation. Resettlement and repatriation ; The revival of education ; Political and judicial rehabilitation -- V. Economic recovery and rehabilitation. Restoration of agriculture ; The fishing industry transformed ; Industry and commerce ; Changing employment ; Fiscal planning -- VI. Transforming Okinawa. America's expanded commitment ; Revitalized construction efforts ; The land issue -- VII. Summary and conclusion -- Notes on sources -- Part 2: Documenting the military government experience. Selected documents. Preparing civil affairs officers ; The theory behind a military government program ; Creating a local administration ; Fostering political democracy ; Developing a land claims policy.

"The struggle for Okinawa was the last battle of World War II and the bloodiest campaign in the Pacific against Imperial Japan. Long before the battle ended, U.S. Army civil affairs officers began the task of providing essential services for the island's war-torn population. This volume is an authoritative account of the Army's military government efforts on Okinawa from the first stages of planning until the transition toward a civil administration began in December 1950"--Foreword.

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