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The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa covers the 1945 campaign for the largest of the Ryukyu Islands, fought as Allied forces closed on the Japanese home islands. It follows the amphibious landings, the prolonged struggle against fortified Japanese positions and the devastating kamikaze attacks on the supporting fleet. The book also examines the enormous military and civilian losses and explains why Okinawa shaped American expectations about the cost of a possible invasion of Japan.
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