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Okinawa: The Last Battle, written by Roy E. Appleman, James M. Burns, Russell A.Gugeler, and John Stevens, published in 1948 and updated in 1984 and 1991. Okinawa: The Last Battle is a tactical history of the conquest of the Ryukyu Islands by forces under the command of the U.S. Tenth Army in the period 1 April to 30 June 1945. The volume takes its name from the principal island of the Ryukyu island group, where the critical and decisive battles of the campaign were fought. The Ryukyus Campaign followed the capture of Iwo Jima and was planned as the last of the Pacific island operations before the invasion of Japan itself.
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The U.S. Army in World War II: The War in the Pacific · WWII · United States. Army · World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Ryukyu Islands · Battle of Okinawa · World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island · US Army · World War, 1939-1945 · World War II · The U.S. Army in World War II