The Event that Proved Japan Went Too Far

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April 1945, Okinawa. For two weeks,  American forces had swept across the island with ease. The beaches  had been silent. The expected bloodbath never came. 75,000 troops  landed with fewer than 60 casualties. Marines joked about the "easy war." Maybe the Japanese had given up. Maybe  this would be over quickly. Then they reached the ridgelines. Ma... Read More