The Battle of Okinawa is one of the bloodiest and most tragic chapters of the Pacific war, claiming the lives of 110,000 Japanese troops, 140,000 Okinawan civilians and 12,520 American servicemembers.

The Battle of Okinawa lasted about three months toward the end of World War II and killed an estimated one in four local civilians. Survivors began their postwar lives by collecting human remains ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...

During the Battle of Okinawa, civilians were caught between ... In the last stages of World War II, the allied forces considered Okinawa a strategic point for attacking Japan's main islands.

NAHA--Okinawa Prefecture on June 23 marked its 78th Memorial Day to honor the victims of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. By the end ... both sides of the battle who perished in ...

Japanese troops removed and defused an American shell believed to be from World War II from a construction site in Okinawa’s ...

Centuries-old artefacts which were looted following the Battle of Okinawa during World War II have been recovered and returned to Japan, said the FBI. The 22 historic artefacts were discovered in ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Total American ground losses on Okinawa reached approximately 7,300. Today there are roughly 205 unaccounted for soldiers and marines from ...

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows ... He describes the many challenges of the Battle of Okinawa as portrayed in "Hacksaw Ridge," starring ...

The final land battle of World War II took place a mere 350 miles from the main islands of Japan. The U.S. planned that Okinawa, once captured, would serve as a staging area for an invasion of ...

The greatest taboo of the Battle of Okinawa were Guerrilla units composed ... to protect the Japanese mainland toward the end of World War II After the Americans landed a violent battle ensued ...

Twenty-two missing and historic Japanese artifacts were recently recovered by the FBI in Boston. The FBI says they had not been seen for almost eighty years after being looted following the Battle ...