{"id":78217,"date":"2022-11-26T04:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=78217"},"modified":"2022-11-25T12:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T17:47:58","slug":"why-so-deadly-battle-of-okinawa-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/11\/26\/why-so-deadly-battle-of-okinawa-1945\/","title":{"rendered":"Why so Deadly? &#8211; Battle of Okinawa 1945"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ha5WvjOF7Rc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Real Time History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 25 Nov 2022<\/p>\n<p>The American invasion of Okinawa was the last big island operation on the Pacific Front. It took the US Marines and Army troops several months to defeat the last Japanese resistance on the island in one of the costliest American victories of the 2nd World War &mdash; but in the end not even Japanese <em>Kamikaze<\/em> attacks and using the civilian population could avert the outcome.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Get NordVPN with a 2-year plan plus 4 additional months with a huge discount and 30-day money back guarantee: <a href=\"https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/realtimehistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/realtimehistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SUPPORT US<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/realtimehistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/realtimehistory<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/watchnebula.tv\/realtimehistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/watchnebula.tv\/realtimehistory<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nJohn Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen R\u00f8ste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. 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Hearns, Hans Broberg, Fogeltje<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nAlexander, Joseph H., &#8220;The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa&#8221;, <em>Marines in World War II Commemorative Series<\/em>, (Washington D.C: Marine Corps Historical Center, 1996)<\/p>\n<p>Nash, Douglas E., <em>Battle of Okinawa: III MEF Staff Ride Battle Book<\/em>, (Quanitco, VA:  History Division, U.S. Marine Corps, 2015)<\/p>\n<p>Rottman, Gordon, <em>Okinawa 1945: The Last Battle<\/em>, (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004)<\/p>\n<p>Shimpo, Ryukyu, <em>Descent into Hell: Civilian Memories of the Battle of Okinawa<\/em>, (Portland, ME: MerwinAsia, 2014)<\/p>\n<p>Sledge, Eugene, <em>With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa<\/em>, (New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 2007)<\/p>\n<p>Sloan, Bill, <em>The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa 1945 &#8211; The Last Epic Struggle of World War II<\/em>, (New York, NY: Simon &#038; Schuster, 2007) <\/p>\n<p>Yahara, Hiromichi, <em>The Battle for Okinawa<\/em>, (New York, NY: John Wiley &#038; Sons, Inc., 1995)<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nWritten by: Mark Newton, Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nDirector: Toni Steller &#038; Florian Wittig<br \/>\nDirector of Photography: Toni Steller<br \/>\nSound: Above Zero<br \/>\nEditing: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMotion Design: Philipp Appelt<br \/>\nMixing, Mastering &#038; Sound Design: <a href=\"http:\/\/above-zero.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/above-zero.com<\/a><br \/>\nResearch by: Mark Newton<br \/>\nFact checking: Florian Wittig <\/p>\n<p>Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster<\/p>\n<p>Contains licensed material by getty images and AP<br \/>\nMaps: MapTiler\/OpenStreetMap Contributors &#038; GEOlayers3<br \/>\nAll rights reserved &#8211; Real Time History GmbH 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-12-27-46-Why-so-Deadly-\u2013-Battle-of-Okinawa-1945-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-12-27-46-Why-so-Deadly-\u2013-Battle-of-Okinawa-1945-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-12-27-46-Why-so-Deadly-\u2013-Battle-of-Okinawa-1945-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-12-27-46-Why-so-Deadly-\u2013-Battle-of-Okinawa-1945-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-12-27-46-Why-so-Deadly-\u2013-Battle-of-Okinawa-1945-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-26-at-12-27-46-Why-so-Deadly-\u2013-Battle-of-Okinawa-1945-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Time History Published 25 Nov 2022 The American invasion of Okinawa was the last big island operation on the Pacific Front. 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