A BATALHA DE OKINAWA (1945): A Ilha no Pacífico Que Fez os EUA Temer Invadir o Japão
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The Battle of Okinawa (1945) lasted 82 days, killed more than 12,000 Americans and a quarter of the island's population — and showed the US the cost of invading Japan.
In this World War II documentary, you follow the Battle of Okinawa (April 1 to June 22, 1945) from the inside: the landing without a shot fired, the mass kamikaze attacks, the last voyage of the battleship Yamato, the destroyer USS Laffey under attack from 22 planes, the mud warfare of the Shuri Line, and the fate of Okinawan civilians. In the end, the answer: what Okinawa taught Washington about invading Japan.
📌 HISTORICAL SUMMARY:
• Location and Date: Okinawa Island, Japan | April 1 to June 22, 1945.
• Conflict: Pacific War / World War II (US vs. Empire of Japan).
• Key People: Gen. Mitsuru Ushijima, Col. Hiromichi Yahara, Gen. Simon Buckner Jr., Corporal Desmond Doss.
• Main Events: Landing at Hagushi, Operation Kikusui (Kamikaze Attacks), Sinking of the Battleship Yamato, Defense of Shuri Castle and the Maeda Escarpment (Hacksaw Ridge).
• Consequence: Change in Washington's military strategy that culminated in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 What did Okinawa teach the US about invading Japan?
1:47 Who decided the Battle of Okinawa? Ushijima, Yahara, and Buckner 2:59 Why did the US land on Okinawa without encountering resistance?
7:20 What were the kamikaze attacks on Okinawa (Kikusui)?
11:32 How did the Yamato sink and how did the USS Laffey survive?
16:02 Why was Okinawa a "sacrificial stone"? The war in the mud (Hacksaw Ridge)
20:13 How many civilians died in Okinawa?
23:14 The answer: Okinawa and the Japanese invasion
SOURCES: Navy History and Heritage Command (H-Gram 044, 045 and 048); U.S. Naval Institute; J. Wheelan, "Bloody Okinawa"; F. J. Becton, "The Ship That Would Not Die"; J. Wukovits, "Hell from the Heavens"; H. Yahara, "The Battle for Okinawa"; Asia-Pacific Journal (history of Okinawa)
#BattleOfOkinawa #WorldWarII #Okinawa1945 #PacificWar #Documentary
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A BATALHA DE OKINAWA (1945): A Ilha no Pacífico Que Fez os EUA Temer Invadir o Japão
BattleHUB
26,052 views
The Battle of Okinawa (1945) lasted 82 days, killed more than 12,000 Americans and a quarter of the island's population — and showed the US the cost of invading Japan.
In this World War II documentary, you follow the Battle of Okinawa (April 1 to June 22, 1945) from the inside: the landing without a shot fired, the mass kamikaze attacks, the last voyage of the battleship Yamato, the destroyer USS Laffey under attack from 22 planes, the mud warfare of the Shuri Line, and the fate of Okinawan civilians. In the end, the answer: what Okinawa taught Washington about invading Japan.
📌 HISTORICAL SUMMARY:
• Location and Date: Okinawa Island, Japan | April 1 to June 22, 1945.
• Conflict: Pacific War / World War II (US vs. Empire of Japan).
• Key People: Gen. Mitsuru Ushijima, Col. Hiromichi Yahara, Gen. Simon Buckner Jr., Corporal Desmond Doss.
• Main Events: Landing at Hagushi, Operation Kikusui (Kamikaze Attacks), Sinking of the Battleship Yamato, Defense of Shuri Castle and the Maeda Escarpment (Hacksaw Ridge).
• Consequence: Change in Washington's military strategy that culminated in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 What did Okinawa teach the US about invading Japan?
1:47 Who decided the Battle of Okinawa? Ushijima, Yahara, and Buckner 2:59 Why did the US land on Okinawa without encountering resistance?
7:20 What were the kamikaze attacks on Okinawa (Kikusui)?
11:32 How did the Yamato sink and how did the USS Laffey survive?
16:02 Why was Okinawa a "sacrificial stone"? The war in the mud (Hacksaw Ridge)
20:13 How many civilians died in Okinawa?
23:14 The answer: Okinawa and the Japanese invasion
SOURCES: Navy History and Heritage Command (H-Gram 044, 045 and 048); U.S. Naval Institute; J. Wheelan, "Bloody Okinawa"; F. J. Becton, "The Ship That Would Not Die"; J. Wukovits, "Hell from the Heavens"; H. Yahara, "The Battle for Okinawa"; Asia-Pacific Journal (history of Okinawa)
#BattleOfOkinawa #WorldWarII #Okinawa1945 #PacificWar #Documentary