EXPLORE LEVEL WAR PACIFIC WAR BATTLE OF OKINAWA THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA C THE BATTLE LEARNING 16 AUG APRIL 1945 THE CAPTURE OKINAWA PLAN THE AMERICANS WINNING THE WAR THE FAR EAST WAS TO PROVE BLOODY BATTLE THE STANDARDS BE ONE THE MAJOR BATTLES WORLD WAR TWO TERRITORIAL WISHED DESTROY WHAT WAS LEFT MERCHANT FLEET AIRSTRIPS THE REGION LAUNCH BOMBING RAIDS LARGEST RYUKYUS ISLANDS SOUTHERN MILES LONG MILES STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE UNDERESTIMATED AIRFIELDS THE ISLAND AMERICA PROBLEM ABLE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION JAPANESE TROOPS BULK SECTOR IN FACT WERE OVER GENERAL HOLD ONTO AT ALL COSTS TACTICS STATION WANTED HAVE TO ATTACK FRONTAL THE LAND HIGH COMMAND FAITH KAMIKAZES BELIEVED CASUALTIES COMMANDER SIMON BOLIVAR BUCKNER THE BAY THE AMERICAN LANDING HAGUSHI BAY THE WESTERN LANDINGS PERIOD INTENSE BOMBARDMENT AMERICAS OPEN FLYING OUT TAIWAN JAPAN ITSELF THE ATTACK SCHEDULED APRIL 1ST DAYS LEADING UP TO UNITS TWENTY SOUTHWEST MARCH 31ST LANDING FORCE COMPRISING 77TH DIVISION KAMIKAZE EXPERIENCED NAVY PLANE LAUNCHED PLANES CAUSED DAMAGE CARRIER FLEET FLIGHT BRITISH THE DESTRUCTION OF FLIGHTS UNDERMINE THE POTENTIAL THE ACTUAL WARSHIPS FIRST LANDING MARINES LITTLE OPPOSITION THE END THE DAY AMERICAN MILITARY PERSONNEL APRIL 20TH JAPANESE RESISTANCE THE NORTH EXCEPT FOR SOME GUERRILLA THE REAL IN THE SOUTH APRIL 4TH XIV CORPS 96TH INFANTRY ADVANCE FINALLY BREACHED APRIL 24TH HAD TO SHURI SUCCESS AMERICAN WARSHIPS DAMAGED AMERICAN FORCES HEAVY MAY 3RD MAY 21ST PULL THE RESISTANCE STOOD OBVIOUS THE FIGHT JULY 2ND COMMITTED SUICIDE THE AMERICAN FLAG PLANTED TAKEN TOLL WOUNDED ON LAND AT SEA POSSIBLE DEAD AMERICAN INCINERATED SHIPS AIRCRAFT SITE AUTHOR TERMS OF USE LOG IN CHECK OUR MUSIC COPYRIGHT WEBSITE