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(More customer reviews)As a Battle of Okinawa hobbyist and current resident of the island, I spend a lot of time reading about, visiting and talking to knowledgable people about the battle for Okinawa. I found this video to have some great video clips, and described the importance of the battle well, but since it was made for the 50th anniversary of the battle (1995), it is full of melodramatic comments and pro-US biased journalism. It tries to show aspects of the battle that were down and dirty, but doesn't capture the misery and absolute necessity to win that all three sides had to deal with, which makes it entertainment, not education. In fact, the Okinawan locals or 3rd side, is only referenced in the last few minutes of the show as only casualty numbers. Now if the Allies lost 13,000, and the Japanese lost 130,000, and the people who lived on the island lost 310,000, then I say that a little more should be said about what role they played. I think this show is valuable to have for a collector of battle of Okinawa memorabilia, but should not be relied on for a sole educational purpose. If you are really interested in a great wartime read, look into the myriad of great books available like The Battle of Okinawa by George Feifer, The Girl with the White Flag by Tomiko Higa or the online text, Okinawa: The Last Battle by Roy E. Appleman, James M. Burns, Russell A. Gugeler, and John Stevens.
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