The Battle of Okinawa: The Pacific's Bloodiest
Simon Whistler · August 15, 2023 · 15 min video · China & Indo-Pacific
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It's April 1945, and the war in Europe is winding down. Germany is surrounded, the Soviets are about to make their way to Berlin, and a victory for the Allies against the Third Reich is all we're guaranteed. But on the other side of the globe, the deadliest days of the Pacific theatre are just beginning.
As the tide have war shifted dramatically in favour of the United States in the final months of the war, Japan prepared for a final stand. A desperate shot at a much-needed victory on the island of Okinawa, in a battle which would forever be remembered for its scale and ferocity. When we say that the tide of war was turning, this is not an understatement.
Taking defeat one after another, Imperial Japan was not only losing various islands and military bases, but also its experienced men and resources. They'd lost hundreds of ships, thousands of aircraft, and thousands more men between 1942 and 1945, and it was about to get a whole lot worse.
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