"Stay Off the Skyline is the story of these Marines told in their own words. Historian Laura Lacey - a Marine family member who has lived on Okinawa - sympathetically portrays the men who in 1945 fought one of history's greatest battles but have not received their full share of recognition. Lacey considers the gritty details of close-quarters combat, as well as the many physical and psychological wounds that war wreaks. With Marines now engaged in a tough fight in Iraq, Lacey's book reminds us that whether or not a war is popular, war is indeed hell."--BOOK JACKET.