Battle of Okinawa - World War IIThe Battle of Okinawa was the deadliest campaign of the Pacific during World War II.
As the Army and Marines fought bloody battles to gain Okinawa.
But the Japanese, determined to defend their homeland and preserve their way of life, would fight to the death against the invaders.
To be able to invade Japan, the Americans had to take Okinawa.
The Americans had come back from the demoralizing defeat at Pearl Harbor to mount a ferocious attack against the Japanese.
Battle of Okinawa - World War IIThe Battle of Okinawa was the deadliest campaign of the Pacific during World War II