The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

Thousands filled Peace Memorial Park on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa.

TOKYO -- Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island.

80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs Brad Lendon/CNN via CNN Newsource ...

Seventy years ago, some beautiful semi-tropical islands of Okinawa were turned into a battle zone of madness.

80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs Brad Lendon/CNN via CNN Newsource ...

After the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, the only structure left standing on the offshore island of Ie Shima was its pawnshop. It still shows the scars of war today.

Drop a pin on the map app on your phone at any of these places, make the drive to the Okinawa Prefectural Archives and you can see exactly what that piece of land would have looked like during the ...

80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs Brad Lendon/CNN via CNN Newsource ...

Brad Lendon/CNN via CNN Newsource A World War II-era textbook on display at the Okinawa Prefectural Archives uses military images to teach elementary school students how to count.

80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs Brad Lendon/CNN via CNN Newsource ...