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.
Read moreOn 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.
Read moreThe story of perhaps the defining image of World War II, captured atop Mount Suribachi by an AP photographer on Feb. 23, 1945.
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