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Okinawa: The ‘easy’ victory that wasn’t

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Marc Lancaster Leave a comment

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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Peleliu: Hitting the beach with the Marines

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Marc Lancaster Leave a comment

Correspondents watching from offshore had an uneasy feeling as they eyed the small island of Peleliu, which seemed “too still” after a three-day bombardment. Those concerns proved valid when the 1st Marine Division went ashore to face a hellscape of dug-in Japanese defenders who would fight on for more than two months.