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Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum URL: http://www.peace-museum.pref.okinawa.jp/english/ Description: Website for this Okinawa, Japan, museum that memorializes the 1945 World War II battle in Okinawa, known at the "Typhoon of Steel." "The Battle of Okinawa was the only ground fighting fought on Japanese soil and was also the largest-scale campaign of the Asia-Pacific War." Describes the great loss of civilian life, some as a result of suicide, and provides photos of the museum. In English and Japanese. LII Topics: Japan & Pacific, World War II Publisher: Okinawa Prefecture Extra Keywords WWII second two 2 LII Database Information: Record 24615 created by Maria Brandt on 10/01/2007 Last modification on 10/01/2007 Published: 10/04/2007 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24615 |
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