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Hell's Crucible: Battle of Okinawa
Saul DavidHistorical366k Wordscompleted
On April 1, 1945, the Battle of Okinawa officially began. On June 22, 83 days later, the Japanese defenders ceased all organized resistance and the battle came to an end. Nearly 50,000 U. S. Troops and more than 100,000 Japanese troops suffered casualties. In addition, 125,000 Okinawan civilians died in the war. One veteran struggled to explain what he witnessed, calling the battle "the furnace of hell." Beyond Okinawa, in less than three months, the world had also changed irreversibly: Presiden
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