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The Battle of Okinawa
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Apr 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The last major confrontation of the Second World War and the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific theatre, the Battle of Okinawa ended in Allied victory but with massive casualties on both sides. To take us through the battle James welcomed Saul David onto our sibling podcast Warfare. Saul is a professor of Military History at the University of Buckingham and author of Crucible of Hell. He and James explore the use of kamikaze pilots by the Japanese and of the Atomic bomb by the United States.
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Released:
Apr 28, 2021
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Podcast episode
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