The Last Stand of the Pacific War: The Battle of Okinawa

By April 1945, Japan’s empire was collapsing — but on the island of Okinawa, the defenders refused to surrender.
American forces faced suicide charges, kamikaze strikes, and civilian tragedy in one of history’s bloodiest battles.
This episode tells the story of the last stand before Hiroshima — when both sides realized what victory would cost.

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• Appleman, Burns, Gugeler & Stevens, Okinawa: The Last Battle (United States Army in World War II: The War in the Pacific) (1948)
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