World War 2 Battle of Okinawa

 

This page contains a collection of resources on the Battle of Okinawa which took place from April 1 - June 23, 1945.

 

Battle of Okinawa:

 

April 1 - June 23, 1945 

 

Battle of Okinawa Resources:

 

HyperWar: Okinawa, The Final Battle

World War II: Pacific Theater of Operations: The Central Pacific drive culminates in the conquest of the Ryukyus (Okinawa in the spring of 1945.

 

Leavenworth Paper No. 18 - Japan's Battle of Okinawa

Report authored by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Leavenworth Papers represent monograph-length studies containing original research that employs a combination of primary and secondary sources, with emphasis on the former. Leavenworth Papers provide comprehensive and detailed treatment of a subject and include a significant degree of analysis.

 

Okinawa

History Animated's recounting of the Battle of Okinawa Kwajalein and and Battle of Okinawa with animated maps.

 

Okinawa - The Last Battle

The U.S. Army's official history of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

 

Okinawa - U.S. Army Center of Military History

One of a series of fourteen studies of World War II operations originally published by the War Department's Historical Division and now returned to print as part of the Army's commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of that momentous clash of arms.

 

 

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Additional Resources:

 

Pacific Theater Battles and Campaigns - 1941-1945

The following map plots the locations of the 131 significant World War II battles and campaigns in the Pacific theater from 1941-1945. Below the map is a listing of the significant Pacific theater battles and campaigns sorted by date.

 

World War 2 Personal Stories and Accounts - Navy and Marines

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of resources focused on World War II personal accounts and stories from navy and marine personnel.

 

World War II Ships and Naval Resources Collection

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources related to the World War II ships and navies.

 

World War II Aircraft and Aviation Resources Collection

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources related to the World War II aircraft and aviation.

 

The History Place - World War Two in the Pacific

Dramatics battle photos of US troops in action during World War II in the Pacific.

 

HyperWar - Pacific Theater of Operations

History of World War II, Pacific Theater of Operations. Includes HTML versions of official US Army, US Army Air Forces, US Marine Corps, and US Navy histories; and more.

 

Naval War in Pacific

Ships, units and persons who appeared in Pacific Theatre of Operations from 7 December 1941 to 2 September 1945.

 

NavWeaps - Order of Battle: Pacific Battles

NavWeaps' comprehensive order of battle listings for all major World War II pacific theater battles.

 

Pacific War 1941-1945

This page is a joint effort by Royal Netherlands Navy Warships of World War II and The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942. The purpose of this forum is to discuss and research the Pacific War.

 

Pacific War Story

Stories from WWII from the Pacific war. From sides to President Truman to A Japanese Sub Commander. A comprehensive collection of testimonials.

 

PACIFIC WRECKS - World War II Pacific

A database of photographs, descriptions and locations of WWII wreckage remaining in Pacific.

 

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Little known facts about the Pacific War in World War 2, the early years.

 

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