Under the cover of a naval bombardment of more than 100,000 shells, the American military began landing on Okinawa at 8:30 am. It was the beginning of a merciless battle that was later described ...

They were young Americans who either volunteered for service or were drafted and ended up in Okinawa. Eugene B. Sledge (1923-2001), a U.S. Marine who survived the battle, chronicled his ...

The commandant of the Marine Corps expressed concern Wednesday over a U.S. agreement with the Japanese government that requires the service to move thousands of its troops off of Okinawa.

We found more detailed information about this battle in US military archives, some of it kept at a US Marine base in Okinawa. Mark Waycaster, a curator of The Battle of Okinawa Historical Display ...

During the Battle of Okinawa, civilians were caught between 2 major military forces, each determined to fight to the end. More than 120,000 civilians were killed. After the battle, Okinawa served ...

getting by on food left by U.S. troops and working for the U.S. military. Okinawa is home to about 70 percent of U.S. bases in Japan today. “The Battle of Okinawa is not a remote event in the ...

Okinawa saw 82 days of brutal warfare in horrific conditions at places like Kakazu Ridge, Sugar Loaf Hill and Kunishi Ridge. U.S. Marines and Army troops fought a bloody battle of attrition ...

Currently, there are 19,000 U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa. The island location is ... where the island was the site of a bloody battle that claimed the lives of 200,000 people, including ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest ... In 1972, administration of the island reverted back to Japan, but American military bases remain to this day.

“Guam: The Battle for an American Island in World War II,” is No. 8 on James Hallas’ well-regarded list of titles covering ...

At Okinawa, over 250,000 soldiers fought a desperate, 82-day battle that only half would survive. THE HISTORY CHANNEL takes a riveting look at one of the most storied engagements in military history.