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The U.S. Assault on Okinawa Was Met With an Eerie Silence

Name: The U.S. Assault on Okinawa Was Met With an Eerie Silence
Uploaded: 2018-09-13
Duration: 216434
Description: When U.S. troops launched their assault on the Pacific island of Okinawa, they expected a fierce resistance from an entrenched Japanese army. At first, they encountered only bewildered civilians.

When U.S. troops launched their assault on the Pacific island of Okinawa, they expected a fierce resistance from an entrenched Japanese army. At first, they encountered only bewildered civilians.

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