The capture of Iwo Jima in March had been a real boon to the U.S. Army Air Force. The ability to provide fighter escort to bombers attacking mainland Japan was a huge asset to the war effort. But the next target was all about the Navy. As the largest of the Ryukyu islands, Okinawa provided great staging [...]
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Fire and Ice
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