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The last major battle of WWII and the first model of a Joint Operation.

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The Marine Corps Gazette and Leatherneck Magazine archives have more than 100 years of articles. Click the buttons below to read articles about the Battle of Okinawa and its implications on the Corps, yesterday and today.

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Night Operations on Okinawa

Capt James R. Stockman, USMC
Gazette
September 1946

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Okinawa: Victory

Hanson W. Baldwin
Gazette
December 1950

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Okinawa

LtGen Louis Metzger, USMC (Ret)
Gazette
April 1995

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The Battle of Okinawa Through One Marine’s Eyes

Jonathan Vanhoose
Gazette
October 2019

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“Death Valley Photo”

Tom Bartlett
Leatherneck
April 1985

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Marine Tanks in the Battle of Okinawa

Col Joe Alexander, USMC (Ret)
Leatherneck
April 1995

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Ison Crossing the Draw

R.R. Keene
Leatherneck
October 1995

Maps

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6th Marines Advance
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Hagushi Landing
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Invasion of Okinawa 1
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Invasion of Okinawa 2
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Map of Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill
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Motobu Peninsula
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Okinawa Invasion Beaches, 1 April 1945
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Okinawa, April-June 1945-49b – Naha-Shuri-Yonabaru
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Okinawa, Initial Attack
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Okinawa
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Operation Iceberg
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Map of Western Okinawa Beaches

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Okinawa Campaign
Timeline

C. Peter Chen
WWII Database

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The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa

Marines in WWII Commemorative Series
Col Joseph H. Alexander USMC (Ret)

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Okinawa: The Last Battle

Roy E. Appleman, James M. Burns, Russell A. Gugeler, and John Stevens
Center of Military History
U.S. Army

Japan's Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945
Japan’s Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945

Thomas M. Huber
Leavenworth Papers