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Contribution of okinawa battle to American Military
The battle of okinawa fought between the Japanese and United States forces on okinawa, which is the largest of the Ryukyu Islands. The battle took place from April 1 to June 21, 1945. This is considered to have been the last major battle of World War II and it was also the bloodiest of the battle. The invasion of okinawa by the American forces was part of Operation Iceberg, which was a complex operation that aimed at invading and occupying the Ryukyu islands … forces was part of Operation Iceberg, which was a complex operation that aimed at invading and occupying the Ryukyu islands that also included okinawa (Kan et al., 2018). In total the battle claimed the largest casualties of World War II with over 50,000 casualties for the US and over 100,000 casualties for the Japanese. The … War II……
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