Strength of more than 50,000 troops has managed to stalemate both the 24th army corps and the marine Third Amphibious corps, which has arrived from the north to support them. From the capital city of naha, the enemy defense line runs unbroken for four miles like a stone wall to the east coast. Along this line, marine troops faced the concentrated fire of japanese artillery, which has been the most effective yet encountered in any pacific operation. [gunfire] [gunfire] here are armored units that operate over terrain that is tactically advantageous to the japanese. Volcanic outcroppings and coral knobs enable the enemy to go from one fortified ridge to another. The cliffside emplacements and observation points go over most of the terrain, comprising a stubborn rathole Defense System which must be overcome point by point. Our artillery delivers heavy fire on the central strong point of the enemys defense line, the garrison village of shuri, which is too heavily fortified for frontal assa
Im oliver north and this is war stories. How do you fight an enemy so dangerous, so desperate hes literally willing to kill himself in order to destroy you . You fight to the death, thats how. On the island of okinawa, thats exactly what the soldiers, sailors, around marines did in a gut wrenching final showdown with Japanese Forces in the spring of 1945. This is the story of what was to be the last battle of world war ii. The bloodiest conflict of the pacific theater, with over 600 wounded and more than 100,000 japanese soldiers and equal number of civilians died. This would become japans brutal last stand against overwhelming american force. At sea, ferocious fighting between american ships an sued seed a kamikaze pilots killed more sailors than any other battle, including pearl harbor. And on land, one soldier called the battleground the most ghastly corner of hell he had ever witnessed. Spring, 1945. The tide of war had turned, but it wasnt over yet. One year earlier at normandy, a
Im oliver north and this is war stories. How do you fight an enemy so dangerous, so desperate hes literally willing to kill himself in order to destroy you . You fight to the death, thats how. On the island of okinawa, thats exactly what the soldiers, sailors, around marines did in a gut wrenching final showdown with Japanese Forces in the spring of 1945. This is the story of what was to be the last battle of world war ii. The bloodiest conflict of the pacific theater, with over 600 wounded and more than 100,000 japanese soldiers and equal number of civilians died. This would become japans brutal last stand against overwhelming american force. At sea, ferocious fighting between american ships an sued seed a kamikaze pilots killed more sailors than any other battle, including pearl harbor. And on land, one soldier called the battleground the most ghastly corner of hell he had ever witnessed. Spring, 1945. The tide of war had turned, but it wasnt over yet. One year earlier at normandy, a