Okinawa: The ‘easy’ victory that wasn’t
On April 1, 1945, U.S. soldiers and marines walked virtually unopposed onto the shores of Okinawa. They didn’t believe victory could be so easy. It wouldn’t be.
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One year of World War II on Deadline
A look back at some of the top stories from the first year of World War II on Deadline.
Read moreMaking Manzanar: The first internment camp
Initial coverage of the California facility reflected little to no concern for its Japanese American residents.
Read moreCrossing the Rhine: The Bridge at Remagen
The 9th Armored Division’s thrust across the Rhine on March 7, 1945 caught everyone off guard, war correspondents included.
Read moreBethnal Green tragedy shakes London
An air raid that wasn’t sparked the worst civilian disaster of the war in the UK, leaving 173 people dead in a tube station.
Read moreThe Writing 69th flies to Wilhelmshaven
In February 1943, a specially trained group of correspondents accompanied an Eighth Air Force bombing raid over Germany. One would not return.
Read moreJoe Rosenthal and the flag on Iwo Jima
The story of perhaps the defining image of World War II, captured atop Mount Suribachi by an AP photographer on Feb. 23, 1945.
Read moreBombing Monte Cassino
The decision to destroy a centuries-old monastery on an Italian hilltop remains controversial to this day, but soldiers on the ground had no qualms with the bombing.
Read moreGuy Byam sought danger until the end
After surviving a German attack that killed most of his Royal Navy shipmates, Guy Byam arrived by parachute to cover Operation Overlord and Operation Market Garden for the BBC.
Read moreJoe Morton: War correspondent executed by the Nazis
Joe Morton made his name as a war correspondent by striking out on his own in out-of-the-way places. His last solo mission would end up costing him his life.
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